Radial minimizer conjecture for the total combined energy

Let A\mathbb{A} and B\mathbb{B} be the annular domains appearing in the class F(A,B)\mathcal{F}(\mathbb{A},\mathbb{B}) of admissible mappings, and let E:F(A,B)R\mathfrak{E}:\mathcal{F}(\mathbb{A},\mathbb{B})\to\mathbf{R} be the total combined energy integral. A mapping is radial if it has the form determined by the radii of the annuli, namely h(z)=H(z)z/zh(z)=H(|z|)z/|z| for a suitable function HH. Radial minimizer conjecture. The integral E\mathfrak{E} attains its minimum in F(A,B)\mathcal{F}(\mathbb{A},\mathbb{B}) at a radial mapping hh_\circ, without assuming any convexity hypothesis. The conjecture asserts that the convexity assumption used in the preceding minimization theorem is not essential; whether radial minimizers always exist under the remaining hypotheses is left open.

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David Kalaj, “Hyperelastic deformations and total combined energy of mappings between annuli”, arXiv:1803.05711 (2018).

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