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Stochastic Sigma-convergence in Orlicz setting and Applications

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keywords stochastic Σ-convergenceOrlicz-Sobolev spaceshomogenizationnonstandard growthergodic H-supralgebraminimization problemstwo-scale convergence
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Stochastic Σ-convergence extends to Orlicz-Sobolev spaces to homogenize nonstandard-growth functionals.

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The paper introduces stochastic Σ-convergence in Orlicz-Sobolev spaces by combining Σ-convergence with stochastic two-scale convergence in the mean. This framework is built to handle coupled stochastic and deterministic homogenization for variational problems whose integrands are convex but exhibit nonstandard growth. A reader would care because standard Sobolev tools often fail when growth rates vary with position or depend on randomness, as in many composite materials. The method is applied to ergodic H-supralgebra settings, producing homogenized limits for highly oscillatory minimization problems and then deriving concrete cases under different structural assumptions on the coefficients.

Core claim

The central claim is that stochastic Σ-convergence can be defined and shown to possess the required compactness and limit-identification properties inside Orlicz-Sobolev spaces. This combined convergence is then used to pass to the limit in a class of highly oscillatory minimization problems whose integral functionals have convex integrands of nonstandard growth, all within the ergodic H-supralgebra setting. From the resulting homogenized problems, specific homogenization results follow under varied structure hypotheses.

What carries the argument

Stochastic Σ-convergence in Orlicz-Sobolev spaces, which merges Σ-convergence and mean stochastic two-scale convergence to identify weak limits of oscillatory sequences while respecting the modular structure of Orlicz norms.

Load-bearing premise

The assumption that the compactness and limit-passage properties of Σ-convergence and stochastic two-scale convergence transfer intact to the Orlicz-Sobolev setting for convex nonstandard-growth functionals.

What would settle it

A concrete sequence of highly oscillatory functions in an Orlicz-Sobolev space for which the stochastic Σ-convergence limit fails to produce the expected homogenized functional or cannot be identified.

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This paper aims to extend the concept of stochastic $\Sigma$-convergence to the framework of Orlicz-Sobolev spaces in order to deals with coupled stochastic and deterministic homogenization problems in this type of spaces. Thus, this concept is a combination of both well-known $\Sigma$-convergence [\textit{Acta Math. Sinica, English Series} \textbf{30}(9) 1621-1654] and stochastic two-scale convergence in the mean schemes [\textit{Asympt. Anal. (2025)} \textbf{142}, 291-320]. An application to the stochastic-deterministic homogenization (in the context of ergodic $H$-supralgebra) of a class of highly oscillatory minimizations problems involving integral functionals with convex and nonstandard growth integrands is also given, and some concrete homogenization problems following varied structure hypothesis are deduce from this latter.

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Summary. The paper extends stochastic Σ-convergence to Orlicz-Sobolev spaces by combining it with stochastic two-scale convergence in the mean. It applies the resulting framework to the stochastic-deterministic homogenization of highly oscillatory minimization problems whose integrands are convex and exhibit nonstandard growth, under ergodic H-supralgebra assumptions, and derives concrete homogenization results for several structure hypotheses.

Significance. If the extension is carried out rigorously, the work would supply a compactness and limit-identification tool for homogenization problems whose growth is governed by Orlicz functions rather than power-type exponents. This is relevant for models with variable or non-polynomial growth, and the coupling of stochastic and deterministic scales under H-supralgebra ergodicity could be useful for certain composite materials or random media. The manuscript builds directly on two cited prior works; its value therefore hinges on whether the Orlicz lift preserves the necessary passage-to-the-limit properties without introducing new circularities.

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  1. [Abstract] Abstract, line 2: 'in order to deals with' is grammatically incorrect and should read 'in order to deal with'.
  2. [Abstract] The abstract cites two prior works but does not indicate which new technical ingredients (e.g., a specific Orlicz-modular estimate or a new test-function class) are required for the extension; a short paragraph clarifying the novelty relative to the cited papers would help readers.
  3. [Introduction] Notation for the Orlicz-Sobolev space and the associated modular is introduced without an explicit comparison to the classical Sobolev case; adding a brief remark on how the Δ₂-condition or the complementary function is used would improve readability.

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We thank the referee for the positive assessment of our manuscript and the recommendation for minor revision. We address the referee's summary and significance observations below.

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  1. Referee: The paper extends stochastic Σ-convergence to Orlicz-Sobolev spaces by combining it with stochastic two-scale convergence in the mean. It applies the resulting framework to the stochastic-deterministic homogenization of highly oscillatory minimization problems whose integrands are convex and exhibit nonstandard growth, under ergodic H-supralgebra assumptions, and derives concrete homogenization results for several structure hypotheses.

    Authors: This is an accurate description of the paper's contributions. The extension is developed in Section 2 by combining the two cited frameworks, with the applications to homogenization problems presented in Section 5 under the stated assumptions on the integrands and the ergodic H-supralgebra setting. revision: no

  2. Referee: If the extension is carried out rigorously, the work would supply a compactness and limit-identification tool for homogenization problems whose growth is governed by Orlicz functions rather than power-type exponents. This is relevant for models with variable or non-polynomial growth, and the coupling of stochastic and deterministic scales under H-supralgebra ergodicity could be useful for certain composite materials or random media. The manuscript builds directly on two cited prior works; its value therefore hinges on whether the Orlicz lift preserves the necessary passage-to-the-limit properties without introducing new circularities.

    Authors: We agree that the value of the work depends on a rigorous extension. The proofs in Sections 3 and 4 establish the required compactness and limit-identification results by adapting the techniques from the cited prior works to the Orlicz-Sobolev setting. The arguments rely on the modular convergence properties of Orlicz spaces and the ergodicity assumptions to identify the two-scale limits without circular reasoning; all steps are self-contained and build sequentially on the definitions and lemmas provided. revision: no

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No significant circularity; extension builds on independent cited results

full rationale

The paper claims to extend stochastic Σ-convergence to Orlicz-Sobolev spaces by combining Σ-convergence and stochastic two-scale convergence, then applies it to homogenization of nonstandard-growth functionals under ergodic H-supralgebra assumptions. The abstract explicitly references two external prior works for the base concepts. No equations or steps in the provided text reduce a prediction or central result to a fitted parameter, self-definition, or load-bearing self-citation chain. The derivation is presented as a standard lifting of existing schemes, with the application following from the new convergence properties. This is self-contained against external benchmarks and does not exhibit any of the enumerated circular patterns.

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The abstract supplies no explicit free parameters, axioms, or invented entities; the contribution is described as an extension of existing concepts.

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