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Global regularity for minimal sets near a $\T$ set and counterexamples

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2012-03-05 v2

Abstract

We discuss the global regularity for 2 dimensional minimal sets that are near a \T\T set, that is, whether every global minimal set in Rn\R^n that looks like a \T\T set at infinity is a \T\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 Rn\R^n, and all 2-dimensional Mumford-Shah minimal sets in R3\R^3 are cones. In this article we discuss two types of 2-dimensional minimal sets: Almgren-minimal set in R3\R^3 whose blow-in limit is a \T\T set; topological minimal sets in R4\R^4 whose blow-in limit is a \T\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.

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@article{arxiv.1112.3565,
  title  = {Global regularity for minimal sets near a $\T$ set and counterexamples},
  author = {Xiangyu Liang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.3565},
  year   = {2012}
}

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38 pages

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