Ahlfors-regularity for minimizers of a multiphase optimal design problem

Abstract: We establish an Alhfors-regularity result for minimizers of a multiphase optimal design problem. It is a variant of the classical variational problem which involves a finite number of chambers $\mathcal{E}(i)$ of prescribed volume that partition a given domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$. The cost functional associated with a configuration $\left({\mathcal{E}(i)}_i,u\right)$ is made up of the perimeter of the partition interfaces and a Dirichlet energy term, which is discontinuous across the interfaces. We prove that the union of the optimal interfaces is $(n-1)$-Alhfors-regular via a penalization method and decay estimates of the energy.