Coordinate scans, compactness properties, and area minimization
In the framework of geometric measure theory, we investigate compactness results and possible solutions of area-minimizing problems on surfaces using area functionals other than the traditional mass norm. These solutions will be of a relatively new class of objects called rectifiable coordinate scan...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1911/18957 |
| Summary: | In the framework of geometric measure theory, we investigate compactness results and possible solutions of area-minimizing problems on surfaces using area functionals other than the traditional mass norm. These solutions will be of a relatively new class of objects called rectifiable coordinate scans. We begin by reviewing traditional theory and motivating problems for using non-mass area functionals. Next we set up the basic definitions and theorems, mostly in analogy to the classical theory of currents. Our major result is a rectifiable compactness theory which leads to solutions of Plateau-type problems for scans. Finally, we use our compactness results to construct a Holder continuous area-decreasing flow. |
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