The problem of uniqueness in the Calculus of Variations

Simons Semester in Geometric Analysis 1.VI-5.VII. 2026, Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences Modern Advances in Geometric Analysis on the occasion of Piotr Hajłasz's 60th birthday 21–27 June, 2026 Mathematical Research and Conference Center, Będlewo, Poland Talk by: Jan Kristensen The problem of uniqueness in the Calculus of Variations This lecture was partially supported by the Simons Foundation grant (award no. SFI-MPS-T-Institutes-00010825) and from State Treasury funds as part of a task commissioned by the Minister of Science and Higher Education under the project “Organization of the SimonsSemesters at the Banach Center - New Energies in 2026-2028” (agreement no. MNiSW/2025/DAP/491).