Double bubbles for immiscible fluids in $\mathbb{R}^n$
Differential Geometry
2012-12-20 v1 Optimization and Control
Abstract
We use a new approach that we call unification to prove that standard weighted double bubbles in -dimensional Euclidean space minimize immiscible fluid surface energy, that is, surface area weighted by constants. The result is new for weighted area, and also gives the simplest known proof to date of the (unit weight) double bubble theorem. As part of the proof we introduce a striking new symmetry argument for showing that a minimizer must be a surface of revolution.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1212.4580,
title = {Double bubbles for immiscible fluids in $\mathbb{R}^n$},
author = {Gary R. Lawlor},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1212.4580},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
Double bubbles for immiscible fluids in $\mathbb{R}^n$, Journal of Geometric Analysis Online First, 2012