English

Non-local distance functions and geometric regularity

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2022-08-16 v1

Abstract

We establish the equivalence between the regularity (rectifiability) of sets and suitable estimates on the oscillation of the gradient for smooth non-local distance functions. A prototypical example of such a distance was introduced, as part of a larger PDE theory, by Guy David, Joseph Feneuil, and the third author. The results apply to all dimensions and co-dimensions, require no underlying topological assumptions, and provide a surprisingly rich class of analytic characterizations of rectifiability.

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@article{arxiv.2208.07342,
  title  = {Non-local distance functions and geometric regularity},
  author = {Max Engelstein and Cole Jeznach and Svitlana Mayboroda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.07342},
  year   = {2022}
}

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44 pages. Comments welcome

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