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Isoperimetric regions in cones
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by Frank Morgan and Manuel Ritoré PDF
Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 354 (2002), 2327-2339

Abstract:

We consider cones $C = 0 \smashtimes M^n$ and prove that if the Ricci curvature of $C$ is nonnegative, then geodesic balls about the vertex minimize perimeter for given volume. If strict inequality holds, then they are the only stable regions.
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Additional Information
  • Frank Morgan
  • Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts 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
  • Received by editor(s): May 23, 2001
  • Received by editor(s) in revised form: November 1, 2001
  • Published electronically: February 12, 2002
  • © Copyright 2002 by the authors
  • Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 354 (2002), 2327-2339
  • MSC (2000): Primary 53C42; Secondary 49Q20
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-02-02983-5
  • MathSciNet review: 1885654