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

DOI10.1007/S00454-009-9197-8MaRDI QIDQ603841zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Max Engelstein

Publication date 8 November 2010

Published in Discrete \& Computational Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0903.4097

zbMATH Keywords

isoperimetric problemminimal partitionstetrahedral partition

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial aspects of tessellation and tiling problems (05B45) Convex sets in (2) dimensions (including convex curves) (52A10) Length, area and volume in real or complex geometry (51M25) Tilings in (2) dimensions (aspects of discrete geometry) (52C20)

Abstract: We prove that the least-perimeter partition of the sphere into four regions of equal area is a tetrahedral partition.

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