Isoperimetric inequality on asymptotically flat manifolds. Applications of such inequalities can be found in stochastic geometry, functional analysis, fourier analysis, mathematical physics, discrete geometry, integral. Interpolation inequalities between the deviation of curvature and the isoperimetric ratio with applications to geometric flows nagasawa, takeyuki and nakamura, kohei, advances in differential equations, 2019. Isoperimetric inequality encyclopedia of mathematics. Buy isoperimetric inequalities in mathematical physics annals of mathematics studies by george polya, gabor szego isbn. In x5, we establish several isoperimetric inequalities concerning neumann and dirichlet eigenvalues. Isoperimetric problem, in mathematics, the determination of the shape of the closed plane curve having a given length and enclosing the maximum area. There are, in fact, two ways to measure the spherical area enclosed by a simple closed curve, but the inequality is symmetric with the respect to taking the complement. Lectures on isoperimetric and isocapacitary inequalities in the theory of sobolev spaces vladimir mazya abstract. Some isoperimetric inequalities in the torsion problem for multiply connected regions, studies in mathematical analysis and related topics. Huisken has observed that arnowitt, deser and misner adm mass of an asymptotically flat af manifold see definition 1. In this paper we introduce the concept of area functions for a given function.
The book description for the forthcoming isoperimetric inequalities in mathematical physics. Then began much of the work of polya and szego which resulted in their book 141 in 1951. A recent result of ludwig and the author showed that for. Full text get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 321k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Fory2vg, we let d y denote the degree of y which is the number of vertices. Inequalities for means of chords, with application to. Benguria, helmut linde, and benjam in loewe abstract. Moreover, equality holds in 1 precisely for a round ball. Harrell c, michael loss a department of theoretical physics, nuclear physics institute, academy of.
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Moreover, they give rise to strong affine isoperimetric inequalities. In geometric convexity, but also beyond its limits, isoperimetric inequalities have always played a central role. The famous isoperimetric inequality for a bounded open set. Their work has attracted a number of mathematicians into this area of study and as connections among isoperimetric inequalities, a. Isoperimetric problems are a trademark topic in mathematical physics. Some isoperimetric and other inequalities occurring in the one. Am27, volume 27 by georg polya, 9780691079882, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Mathematical analysis of physical problems dover books on. Vi displays results on compressibility and speed of sound for black hole horizons.
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Isoperimetric inequalities for eigenvalues of the laplacian 5 in the nth summand we make the change of variables y. It is shown that among all domains of given volume the sphere is the least stable. It is a dimensionless quantity that is invariant under similarity transformations of the curve according to the isoperimetric inequality, the isoperimetric ratio has its minimum value, 4. A natural issue arising from the optimality of the ball in the isoperimetric inequality, is that of stability estimates of the type pe e. Regarding isoperimetric inequalities on manifolds, there is a wellknown conjecture that asserts the validity of the euclidean isoperimetric inequality on complete simply connected manifolds with nonpositive sectional curvature. Old and new authors results on equivalence of various isoperimetric and isocapacitary inequalities, on one hand, and sobolevs type imbedding and compactness theorems, on the other hand, are described. It has all the tools you need that is fine, there are many similiar books as a reference book but if you think you will find ideas and methods how to structure the physical problems in mathematical. Isoperimetric inequalities for positive solution of plaplacian. A typical isoperimetric problem is to enclose a given area a with a shortest possible curve. In graph theory, isoperimetric inequalities are at the heart of the study of expander graphs, which are sparse graphs that have strong connectivity properties. Dec 22, 2004 some isoperimetric and other inequalities occurring in the one. Isoperimetric inequalities in mathematical physics annals of.
What is known about isoperimetric functions for sln,z. There are two extreme ways of proving such an equality. Hence, the behavior of the iisoperimetric inequality in riemann surfaces under quasiisometries is very different in the cases i 1 and i isoperimetric inequalities wang, fengyu, annals of probability, 2004 an isoperimetric inequality on the discrete cube, and an elementary proof of the isoperimetric inequality in gauss space bobkov, s. Milman department of mathematics, tel aviv university, israel communicated by the managing editors received march 24, 1984 a general method for obtaining asymptotic isoperimetric inequalities. Epstein and thurston proved that any isoperimetric inequality for sl3,z grows at least exponentially quickly that is, the number of relations required to reduce words w that represent the identity in sl3,z to the empty word is sometimes at. American mathematical society volume 357, number 10, pages 39053932 s 0002994705039462 article electronically published on may 20, 2005 the poincare metric and isoperimetric. Isoperimetric inequalities in mathematical physics szego. The spherical isoperimetric inequality states that. The description for this book, isoperimetric inequalities in mathematical physics. Harrell c, michael loss a department of theoretical physics, nuclear physics institute, academy of sciences, 25068 re. Isoperimetric inequalities for the logarithmic potential operator article pdf available in journal of mathematical analysis and applications 4342 march 2016 with 88 reads how we measure reads. Isoperimetric inequalities for a class of nonlinear. Expander constructions have spawned research in pure and applied mathematics, with several applications to complexity theory, design of robust computer networks, and the theory of errorcorrecting codes. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
A new class of isoperimetric inequalities is described and illustrated. The survey articles by osserman and bandle present many aspects of the classical isoperimetric inequality. Isoperimetric inequalities for positive solution of p. In mathematics, the isoperimetric inequality is a geometric inequality involving the perimeter of a set and its volume. Here is one of our main results, which will be proved at the end of section 3. Isoperimetric inequalities for a class of nonlinear parabolic.
In analytic geometry, the isoperimetric ratio of a simple closed curve in the euclidean plane is the ratio l 2 a, where l is the length of the curve and a is its area. Alon department of mathematics, massachusetts institute of technology and v. Isoperimetric inequalities in mathematical physics. The classical isoperimetric theorem asserts that in the euclidean. Lectures on isoperimetric and isocapacitary inequalities in. I was looking through some of my notes recently and came upon two very short fourier analysis proofs of the isoperimetric inequality. The curveshortening flow decreases the isoperimetric ratio of any smooth convex curve so that, in the limit as the curve shrinks to a point, the ratio becomes 4 2 for higherdimensional bodies of dimension d, the isoperimetric ratio can similarly be defined as b d v d. Isoperimetric inequalities in mathematical physics annals. Isoperimetric inequalities in mathematical physics szego g. Isoperimetric and other inequalities in the theory of. The calculus of variations evolved from attempts to solve this problem and the. Brascampliebluttinger inequalities for convex domains of finite inradius mendezhernandez, pedro j.
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The class of isoperimetric inequalities is enriched by mathematical physics, the theory of functions of a complex variable, functional analysis, the theory of approximations of functions, and the calculus of variations. We then apply these area functions to establish new analytic and geometric isoperimetric inequalities. Isoperimetric inequalities in mathematical physics a typical. Research article on isoperimetric inequalities in minkowski. We prove several isoperimetric inequalities for the. Using 1, inequalities can be established for the length of a. Journal of combinatorial theory, series b 38, 7388 1985 isoperimetric inequalities for graphs, and superconcentrators n. The rst and best known isoperimetric inequality is the classical isoperimetric inequality a l2 4 relating the area aenclosed by a planar closed curve of perimeter l. We will present a survey on isoperimetric inequalities in real.
The problem is to nd, among all closed curves of a given length, the one which encloses the maximum area. Journal of applied mathematics and physics, 24, 1973, 106110. Furthermore, we derive from the isoperimetric inequality a lower bound for. We will then give a geometric proof by jakob steiner to show an easily comprehensive approach, followed by a rigorous proof by erhard schmidt. Isoperimetric inequalities have played an important role in mathematics since the times of ancient greece. The isoperimetric inequality and isoperimetric surfaces have a very long history and many important applications in mathematics, see, e. Isoperimetric inequalities in graphs and surfaces sciencedirect.
Isoperimetric inequality and quasiconformal maps on. In their famous book isoperimetric inequalities in mathematical physics, polya and szego extended this notion to include inequalities for domain functionals, provided that the equality sign is attained for some domain or in the limit as the domain degenerates 15. Pdf isoperimetric inequalities for the logarithmic. Isoperimetric synonyms, isoperimetric pronunciation, isoperimetric translation, english dictionary definition of isoperimetric. The application of isoperimetric inequalities for nonlinear. This proof may be more technical and not as elegant as other proofs but it can be given with basic mathematical. Also belonging to the general area of isoperimetric inequalities are estimates for quantities of physical origin moments of inertia, torsional rigidity. Perimeters, uniform enlargement and high dimensions barthe, franck. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Isoperimetric inequalities in mathematics, the isoperimetric inequality is a geometric inequality involving the square of the circumference of a closed curve in the plane and the area of a plane region it encloses, as well as its various generalizations.