We discuss variational problems for the $p$-Dirichlet integral, $p$ non integer, for maps between manifolds, illustrating the role played by the geometry of the target manifold in their weak formulation.
@article{118641, author = {Mariano Giaquinta and Giuseppe Modica and Ji\v r\'\i\ Sou\v cek}, title = {Some remarks about the $p$-Dirichlet integral}, journal = {Commentationes Mathematicae Universitatis Carolinae}, volume = {35}, year = {1994}, pages = {55-62}, zbl = {0808.49038}, mrnumber = {1292583}, language = {en}, url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/118641} }
Giaquinta, Mariano; Modica, Giuseppe; Souček, Jiří. Some remarks about the $p$-Dirichlet integral. Commentationes Mathematicae Universitatis Carolinae, Tome 35 (1994) pp. 55-62. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/118641/
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