Self-Improving inequalities for bounded weak solutions to nonlocal double phase equations

<p style='text-indent:20px;'>We prove higher Sobolev regularity for bounded weak solutions to a class of nonlinear nonlocal integro-differential equations. The leading operator exhibits nonuniform growth, switching between two different fractional elliptic "phases" that are determined by the zero set of a modulating coefficient. Solutions are shown to improve both in integrability and differentiability. These results apply to operators with rough kernels and modulating coefficients. To obtain these results we adapt a particular fractional version of the Gehring lemma developed by Kuusi, Mingione, and Sire in their work "Nonlocal self-improving properties" <i>Analysis &amp; PDE</i>, 8(1):57–114 for the specific nonlinear setting under investigation in this manuscript.</p>

Convex integration solutions for the geometrically nonlinear two-well problem with higher Sobolev regularity

In this paper, we discuss higher Sobolev regularity of convex integration solutions for the geometrically nonlinear two-well problem. More precisely, we construct solutions to the differential inclusion [Formula: see text] subject to suitable affine boundary conditions for [Formula: see text] with [Formula: see text] such that the associated deformation gradients [Formula: see text] enjoy higher Sobolev regularity. This provides the first result in the modelling of phase transformations in shape-memory alloys where [Formula: see text], and where the energy minimisers constructed by convex integration satisfy higher Sobolev regularity. We show that in spite of additional difficulties arising from the treatment of the nonlinear matrix space geometry, it is possible to deal with the geometrically nonlinear two-well problem within the framework outlined in [A. Rüland, C. Zillinger and B. Zwicknagl, Higher Sobolev regularity of convex integration solutions in elasticity: The Dirichlet problem with affine data in int[Formula: see text], SIAM J. Math. Anal. 50 (2018) 3791–3841]. Physically, our investigation of convex integration solutions at higher Sobolev regularity is motivated by viewing regularity as a possible selection mechanism of microstructures.