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Max Engelstein, Anthony Marcuccio,
Quinn Maurmann, and Taryn Pritchard
Isoperimetric problems on the sphere and on surfaces with density
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Published: |
March 17, 2009 |
Keywords: |
Minimal partitions, isoperimetric problem, surfaces with density, stability |
Subject: |
53C42 |
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Abstract
We discuss partitions of the sphere and other ellipsoids into equal
areas and isoperimetric problems on surfaces with density. We prove that the
least-perimeter partition of any ellipsoid into two equal areas is by division
along the shortest equator. We extend the work of C. Quinn, 2007,
and give a new sufficient condition for a perimeter-minimizing partition of
S2 into four regions of equal area to be the tetrahedral arrangement
of geodesic triangles. We solve the isoperimetric problem on the plane with
density |y|α for α>0 and solve the double bubble problem when
α is a positive integer. We also identify isoperimetric regions on
cylinders with densities ez and |θ|α. Next, we investigate
stable curves on surfaces of revolution with radially symmetric densities.
Finally, we give an asymptotic estimate for the minimal perimeter of a
partition of any smooth, compact surface with density into n regions of equal
area, generalizing the previous work of Maurmann et al. (to appear).
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Author information
Max Engelstein:
Department of Mathematics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520
max.engelstein@yale.edu
Anthony Marcuccio:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267
08anm@williams.edu
Quinn Maurmann:
Department of Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912
quinn_maurmann@brown.edu
Taryn Pritchard:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267
08tbp@williams.edu
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