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Rectifiability of flat chains

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2016-09-07 v1 Differential Geometry

Abstract

We prove (without using Federer's structure theorem) that a finite-mass flat chain over any coefficient group is rectifiable if and only if almost all of its 0-dimensional slices are rectifiable. This implies that every flat chain of finite mass and finite size is rectifiable. It also leads to a simple necessary and sufficient condition on the coefficient group in order for every finite-mass flat chain to be rectifiable.

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@article{arxiv.math/9907209,
  title  = {Rectifiability of flat chains},
  author = {Brian White},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9907209},
  year   = {2016}
}

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20 pages, published version