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Global regularity for minimal sets near a $\T$ set and counterexamples
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- We discuss the global regularity for 2 dimensional minimal sets that are near a $\T$ set, that is, whether every global minimal set in $\R^n$ that looks like a $\T$ set at infinity is a $\T$ set or not. The main point is to use the topological properties of a minimal set at large scale to control its topology at smaller scales. This is the idea to prove that all 1-dimensional Almgren-minimal sets in $\R^n$, and all 2-dimensional Mumford-Shah minimal sets in $\R^3$ are cones. In this article we discuss two types of 2-dimensional minimal sets: Almgren-minimal set in $\R^3$ whose blow-in limit is a $\T$ set; topological minimal sets in $\R^4$ whose blow-in limit is a $\T$ set. For the first one we eliminate an existing potential counterexample that was proposed by several people, and show that a real counterexample should have a more complicated topological structure; for the second we construct a potential example using a Klein bottle.<br />Comment: 38 pages
- Subjects :
- Mathematics - Classical Analysis and ODEs
28A75, 49Q20, 49K99
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1112.3565
- Document Type :
- Working Paper