The isoperimetric problem with density

DOI10.1007/S00283-016-9689-3MaRDI QIDQ1702528zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Frank Morgan

Publication date 28 February 2018

Published in The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-016-9689-3

zbMATH Keywords

Gaussian measureisoperimetric problemlog convex density conjecturemanifolds with density

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Variational problems in a geometric measure-theoretic setting (49Q20) Inequalities and extremum problems involving convexity in convex geometry (52A40)

Review text

This is a nicely illustrated elaboration of a survey talk given at the 2015 László Fejes Tóth Centennial, partially reporting about work of several undergraduate research Geometry Groups at Williams College. On a manifold with density, the isoperimetric problem of the title seeks the least weighted perimeter to enclose given weighted volume. After discussing the known solution of the Gaussian isoperimetric problem as an example, a main topic is the log convex density conjecture. It states that for a smooth radial density on \(\mathbb R^n\), all spheres about the origin are solutions of the isoperimetric problem if and only if the logarithm of the density is convex. The article discusses the solution of this problem and some variations.

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