A geometric proof of regularity of all anisotropic minimal surfaces in \mathbb{R}^{2}

Abstract: A set of locally finite perimeter

E s u b s e t m a t h b b R^{n}

is called an anisotropic minimal surface in an open set

A

if

P h i (E; A) l e P h i (F; A)

for some surface energy

P h i (E; A) = i n t_{p a r t i a l^{*} E c a p A} | u_{E} | d m a t h c a l H^{n - 1}

and all sets of locally finite perimeter

F

such that

E D e l t a F s u b s e t s u b s e t A

. In this short note we provide the details of a geometric proof verifying that all anisotropic surface minimizers in

m a t h b b R^{2}

whose corresponding integrand

| c d o t |

is strictly convex are locally disjoint unions of line segments. This demonstrates that, in the plane, strict convexity of

| c d o t |

is both necessary and sufficient for regularity. The corresponding Bernstein theorem is also proven: global anisotropic minimizers

E s u b s e t m a t h b b R^{2}

are half-spaces.

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