The geometry of C^{1,\alpha} flat isometric immersions

arXiv2001.11000MaRDI QIDQ6504206FDOQ6504206

Authors: Camillo De Lellis, Mohammad Reza Pakzad 

Abstract: We show that any isometric immersion of a flat plane domain into $mathbb{R}^3$ is developable provided it enjoys the little H"older regulairty $c^{1,2/3}$. In particular, isometric immersions of local $C^{1,alpha}$ regularity with $alpha>2/3$ belong to this class. The proof is based on the existence of a weak notion of second fundamental form for such immersions, the analysis of the Gauss-Codazzi-Mainardi equations in this weak setting, and a parallel result on the very weak solutions to the degenerate Monge-Amp`ere equation analyzed by Lewicka and the second author.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Surfaces in Euclidean and related spaces (53A05) Methods of global Riemannian geometry, including PDE methods; curvature restrictions (53C21) Rigidity results (53C24) Embeddings and immersions in topological manifolds (57N35)

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