Some smoothness results for classical problems in optimal design and applications

Abstract

The author considers two classical problems in optimal design consisting in maximizing or minimizing the energy corresponding to the mixture of two isotropic materials or two-composite material. These results refer to the smoothness of the optimal solutions. They also apply to the minimization of the first eigenvalue.

Keywords

Optimal design / Two-phase material / Non-existence / Relaxation

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