The least-perimeter partition of a sphere into four equal areas (Q603841)

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The least-perimeter partition of a sphere into four equal areas
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    The least-perimeter partition of a sphere into four equal areas (English)
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    8 November 2010
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    The paper deals with the least-perimeter partition of the sphere into four regions of equal area. Under the assumption that each region is convex \textit{L. Fejes Tóth} solved the problem [Regular figures. International Series of Monographs on Pure and Applied Mathematics. 47. Oxford etc.: Pergamon Press. VIII, 339 p. (1964; Zbl 0134.15705)]. But in principle each region may have many components. The author proves that the least perimeter partition is the tetrahedral partition in the general case, too.
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    minimal partitions
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    isoperimetric problem
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    tetrahedral partition
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