Asymptotic analysis of the Dirichlet fractional Laplacian in domains becoming unbounded

Abstract

In this paper we analyze the asymptotic behavior of the Dirichlet fractional Laplacian $(-\Delta_{\mathbb R^{n+k}})^{s}$, with $s\in (0, 1)$, on bounded domains in $\mathbb R^{n+k}$ that become unbounded in the last $k$-directions. A dimension reduction phenomenon is observed and described via $\Gamma$-convergence.