Explicit approximation of the symmetric rearrangement by polarizations (Q842356)

The symmetric rearrangement is a tool used in the study of isoperimetric inequalities and symmetry of solutions of variational problems. The heart of this article is: If \((H_n)_{n\geq1}\) is a dense sequence in the set of closed half spaces of which 0 is an interior point, if \(u\in L^p(\Omega)\) and if one sets \[ u_0=u, \qquad u_{n+1}=u_n^{H_1\dots H_{n+1}}, \] i.e., \(u_n\) is obtained by polarization \(u\) iteratively \(n(n+1)/2\) times, then \(u_n\to u\) in \(L^p(\mathbb R^n)\) as \(n\to\infty\). Also, the author presents variations at the end. This paper is a continuation of the author's papers [Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 134, No.~1, 177--186 (2006; Zbl 1093.26012) and Topol. Methods Nonlinear Anal. 28, No.~1, 61--85 (2006; Zbl 1110.28014)].