On some singularly perturbed elliptic systems modeling partial segregation, Part 1: uniform Hölder estimates and basic properties of the limits

Abstract

We prove uniform H\"older estimates in a class of singularly perturbed competition-diffusion elliptic systems, with the particular feature that the interactions between the components occur three by three (ternary interactions). These systems are associated to the minimization of Gross-Pitaevski energies modeling ternary mixture of ultracold gases and other multicomponent liquids and gases. We address the question whether this regularity holds uniformly throughout the approximation process up to the limiting profiles, answering positively. A very relevant feature of limiting profiles in this process is that they are only partially segregated, giving rise to new phenomena of geometric pattern formation and optimal regularity.