Research topics
- Homogenization of variational problems
- Gamma-Convergence and relaxation
- Variational methods in continuum mechanics
- Variational methods in rate independent evolution problems
- Variational methods in phase transitions
- Variational methods in micromagnetics
- Applications of geometric measure theory
- Existence problems in the calculus of variations
- Hamilton-Jacobi equations
Research Group
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Andrea Braides, Professor
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Gianni Dal Maso, Professor
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Guido De Philippis, Professor
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Antonio De Simone, Professor
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Sandro Zagatti, Assistant Professor
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Nicolò De Ponti, Research fellow
Visiting Professors
Main External Collaborators
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François Murat, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI)
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Stefan Müller, Universität Bonn
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Giovanni Alberti, Università di Pisa
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Massimiliano Morini, Università di Parma
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Adriana Garroni, Sapienza - Università di Roma
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Felix Otto, Max-Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig
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Robert V. Kohn, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York
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Virginia Agostiniani, External Collaborator
Grants
- National Research Project (PRIN 2015) “Calculus of Variations”, funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University, and Research, February 5, 2017 – February 5, 2020, National Coordinator: Luigi Ambrosio.