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arxiv: 1002.3070 · v2 · pith:74ML72V2new · submitted 2010-02-16 · 🧮 math.CA

A one-dimensional variational problem with continuous Lagrangian and singular minimizer

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We construct a continuous Lagrangian, strictly convex and superlinear in the third variable, such that the associated variational problem has a Lipschitz minimizer which is non-differentiable on a dense set. More precisely, the upper and lower Dini derivatives of the minimizer differ by a constant on a dense (hence second category) set. In particular, we show that mere continuity is an insufficient smoothness assumption for Tonelli's partial regularity theorem.

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