A symmetry result in $\mathbb{R}^2$ for global minimizers of a general type of nonlocal energy

TL;DR

This paper proves that in two-dimensional space, bounded continuous global minimizers of a broad class of nonlocal energies are one-dimensional, confirming a De Giorgi conjecture for such minimizers.

Contribution

It establishes a symmetry result for global minimizers of a general nonlocal energy in 2, confirming the De Giorgi conjecture in this setting.

Findings

Global minimizers in 2 are one-dimensional under certain conditions.

The result applies to a broad class of nonlocal energies.

It confirms the De Giorgi conjecture for minimizers in two dimensions.

Abstract

In this paper, we are interested in a general type of nonlocal energy, defined on a ball $B_R\subset \mathbb R^n$ for some $R>0$ as \[ \mathcal E (u, B_R)= \iint_{\mathbb R^{2n}\setminus (\mathcal C B_R)^2} F( u(x)-u(y),x-y)\, dx \, dy+\int_{B_R} W(u)\, dx.\] We prove that in $\mathbb R^2$, under suitable assumptions on the functions $F$ and $W$, bounded continuous global energy minimizers are one-dimensional. This proves a De Giorgi conjecture for minimizers in dimension two, for a general type of nonlocal energy.