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Proof of the double bubble conjecture


Authors: Michael Hutchings, Frank Morgan, Manuel Ritoré and Antonio Ros
Journal: Electron. Res. Announc. Amer. Math. Soc. 6 (2000), 45-49
MSC (2000): Primary 53A10; Secondary 53C42
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S1079-6762-00-00079-2
Published electronically: July 17, 2000
MathSciNet review: 1777854
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Abstract: We prove that the standard double bubble provides the least-area way to enclose and separate two regions of prescribed volume in ${\mathbb R}^3$.


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Additional Information

Michael Hutchings
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
Email: hutching@math.stanford.edu

Frank Morgan
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267
Email: Frank.Morgan@williams.edu

Manuel Ritoré
Affiliation: Departamento de Geometría y Topología, Universidad de Granada, E-18071 Granada, España
Email: ritore@ugr.es

Antonio Ros
Affiliation: Departamento de Geometría y Topología, Universidad de Granada, E-18071 Granada, España
Email: aros@ugr.es

Keywords: Double bubble, soap bubbles, isoperimetric problems, stability
Received by editor(s): March 3, 2000
Published electronically: July 17, 2000
Communicated by: Richard Schoen
Article copyright: © Copyright 2000 Michael Hutchings, Frank Morgan, Manuel Ritoré, and Antonio Ros