Minimal clusters of four planar regions with the same area

DOI10.1051/COCV/2017066MaRDI QIDQ4646833zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors A. Tamagnini, Emmanuele Paolini

Publication date 21 December 2018

Published in ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.00178

zbMATH Keywords

separationplanar networksminimal clusters

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Minimal surfaces and optimization (49Q05) Minimal surfaces in differential geometry, surfaces with prescribed mean curvature (53A10) Discrete geometry (52C99)

Abstract: We prove that the optimal way to enclose and separate four planar regions with equal area using the less possible perimeter requires all regions to be connected. Moreover, the topology of such optimal clusters is uniquely determined.

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