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# Vector-valued obstacle problems for non-local energies

• We investigate the asymptotics of obstacle problems for non-local energies in a vector-valued setting. Motivations arise, in particular, in phase field models for ferroelectric materials and variational theories for dislocations.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 74Q15, 35R11, 49J40.

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