A new capacity for the affine bounded variation (Q2221759)

The authors define an affine BV-capacity \(C_{BV,d}\). This new affine capacity generalizes the affine \(C_{1,d}\) capacity and is defined as \[C_{BV,d}(E)=\inf_{f\in\mathcal{A}(E)}\|f\|_{BV,d(\mathbb{R}^n)},\] where \(E\subset\mathbb{R}^n\) and \(\mathcal{A}(E)\) denotes the class of all BV-functions \(f\) with \(f\geq 1\) on a neighborhood of \(E\). Metric properties of \(C_{BV,d}\) are studied. It is also proved that \(C_{BV,d}\) decreases after applying Steiner symmetrization or after taking rounding. A tracing principle for \(C_{BV,d}\) is given. Properties of the integral affine surface area \(P_{BV,d}\) of \(E\) are also given. In particular, it is proved that \(C_{BV,d}(K)=P_{BV,d}(K)\) for every compact convex set \(K\), and the Cheeger constant for \(P_{BV,d}\) is studied in the paper.