Past exam of the calculus of variations course of the University of Oxford / 2009 / 1 / b / ii / Solution

The integrand is nonnegative. Define the Lipschitz triangular wavesThey have zero endpoint values, slope $\pm 2$ almost everywhere, and height $1/N$. Hence $(u_N^{\prime 4}-16{)}^4=0$ almost everywhere. On each of the $N$ equal cells, direct integration of the fourth power of the two affine pieces gives $1/(5N^5)$. ThereforeThis is an oscillating minimizing sequence with no minimizer.