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Quadratic flatness and Regularity for Codimension-One Varifolds with Bounded Anisotropic Mean Curvature

Analysis of PDEs 2026-01-29 v4 Differential Geometry

Abstract

We prove that if V V is a n n -dimensional varifold in an open subset of Rn+1 \mathbf{R}^{n+1} with bounded anisotropic mean curvature such that sptV {\rm spt} \| V \| has locally finite Hn \mathscr{H}^n -measure, then sptV {\rm spt} \| V \| can be touched by two mutually tangent balls at Hn \mathscr{H}^n almost all points. In particular, this result implies that Hn \mathscr{H}^n almost all of sptV {\rm spt} \| V \| can be covered by the union of countably many C2 C^2 -regular n n -dimensional submanifolds of Rn+1 \mathbf{R}^{n+1} . Moreover, combined with Allard's local anisotropic regularity theorem, it implies that if V V is an integral varifold with bounded anisotropic mean curvature and if HnsptV \mathscr{H}^n \llcorner {\rm spt} \| V \| is absolutely continuous with respect to V \| V \| , then sptV {\rm spt} \| V \| is C1,α C^{1, \alpha} -regular around Hn \mathscr{H}^n almost every point of density 1 1 .

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@article{arxiv.2507.18357,
  title  = {Quadratic flatness and Regularity for Codimension-One Varifolds with Bounded Anisotropic Mean Curvature},
  author = {Sławomir Kolasiński and Mario Santilli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.18357},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

Employing some modifications of the arguments already employed in previous versions, we are able to show in v4 quadratic flatness of $ {\rm spt} \| V \| $ for a codimension one varifold $ V $ of bounded anisotropic mean curvature in $ \mathbf{R}^{n+1} $, provided $ {\rm spt}\| V \| $ has locally finite $ \mathscr{H}^n $ measure