Domenico Mucci

Domenico Mucci is an Associate Professor in Mathematical Analysis at the Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences, University of Parma, Italy. He has been a member of the Faculty of Engineering since December 2006. His academic journey includes a PhD from the University of Florence (1996), a CNR fellowship at the University of Pisa (1997), and research positions at the University of L'Aquila and University of Parma.

• Education
  • B.S. in Mathematics (cum laude), University of Modena (1990)
  • Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Florence (1996)

His research spans calculus of variations, geometric measure theory, and mathematical models for physical phenomena:

• Key Contributions
  • Calculus of variations for maps between Riemannian manifolds
  • Geometric measure theory with focus on Cartesian currents
  • Fracture mechanics of simple bodies
  • Energy functionals for liquid crystals
  • Curvature-dependent functionals in irregular curves and surfaces

Recent publications demonstrate expertise in:

• Relaxed p-energy for constrained mappings
• Curvature analysis of irregular geometries
• Fractional Sobolev spaces with topological constraints
• Elastic energy models for non-smooth curves