Special Session 120: 

Equilibrium measures for nonlocal energies: The effect of anisotropy

Lucia Scardia
University of Bath
England
Co-Author(s):    J.A. Carrillo, J. Mateu, M.G. Mora, L. Rondi, J. Verdera
Abstract:
Nonlocal energies are continuum models for large systems of particles with long-range interactions. Under the assumption that the interaction potential is radially symmetric, several authors have investigated qualitative properties of energy minimisers. Motivated by the example of dislocation interactions in materials science, we pushed the methods developed for nonlocal energies beyond the case of radially symmetric potentials, and discovered interesting connections with random matrices and fluid dynamics.