The distance function from the boundary of a domain with corners

DOI10.1016/J.NA.2019.01.004MaRDI QIDQ2414218zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Mohammad Safdari

Publication date 10 May 2019

Published in Nonlinear Analysis. Theory, Methods \& Applications. Series A: Theory and Methods (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.03425

zbMATH Keywords

distance functiongauge functionridge

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General theory of distance geometry (51K05)

Abstract: We study the regularity of the distance function to the boundary of a domain in $mathbb{R}^2$, with respect to some asymmetric norms. We allow the boundary of the domain to have corners. We obtain an explicit formula for the second derivative of these distance functions. Furthermore, we study a generalized notion of the ridge of a domain, which is the set of singularities of a distance function to the boundary of the domain. We completely characterize the ridge by using a generalized notion of curvature.

Review text

The distance function from the boundary of a domain appears in different parts of mathematical analysis, especially in the study of partial differential equations. \textit{G. Crasta} and \textit{A. Malusa} [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 359, No. 12, 5725--5759 (2007; Zbl 1132.35005)] studied the distance function and used it to analyze PDEs of Monge-Kantorovich type arising in optimal transport theory. The author studies the regularity of the distance function to the boundary of a domain in \(\mathbb{R}^2\) with respect to some asymmetric norms. We allow the boundary of the domain to have corners. An explicit formula for the second derivative of these distance functions is derived. Furthermore, a generalized notion of the ridge of a domain-which is the set of singularities of a distance function to the boundary of the domain-is studied, too. The author characterizes the ridge using a generalized notion of curvature.

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