The theorem of Busemann-Feller-Alexandrov in Carnot groups (Q1769351): Difference between revisions

The authors prove a version of the Busemann-Feller-Alexandrov theorem for the class of weakly \(H\)-convex functions in Carnot groups. Precisely, let \(\mathbf G\) be a Carnot group of step \(r=2\) with a system \(X_1,\dots,X_m\) of bracket generating left-invariant vector fields. If \(u\in C({\mathbf G})\) is a weakly \(H\)-convex function, then the horizontal second derivatives \(X_iX_ju\) exist at a.e. point in \(\mathbf G.\) More precisely, for \(dg\)-a.e. point \(g_0\in{\mathbf G}\) there exists a polynomial of weighted degree \(\leq 2,\) \(P_u(g;g_0),\) such that \[ \lim_{g\to g_0}\frac{u(g)-P_u(g;g_0)}{d(g,g_0)^2}=0. \]