Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We study a quadrature-surface free boundary problem driven by the Riemannian $p$-Laplacian on a smooth compact finite-dimensional Riemannian manifold. We formulate the problem as a shape optimization problem and develop an intrinsic admissible class based on a uniform Riemannian $RC$-$GNP$ condition~\cite{DS3}. We establish compactness of admissible domains and stability of the associated Dirichlet problems under strong $RC$-$GNP$ convergence. In particular, the states converge strongly in $W^{1,p}$ and the associated $p$-torsional energy is continuous. Under additional boundary regularity, we derive the first variation of the shape functional and obtain the free-boundary Euler--Lagrange condition \[ |\nabla_g u_Ω|_g^p=σH_{\partialΩ}+k^p. \] We also formulate the contact optimality inequality, prove the Riemannian comparison of second fundamental forms at tangential contact, and obtain a sufficient condition on a reference domain which rules out contact and yields a solution of the free-boundary problem. Explicit radial examples on geodesic balls of the round sphere are included.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Djite, Ababacar Sadikhe, Seck, Diaraf
Institution: Cheikh Anta Diop University
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Mathematics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7213493353