Geometric Measure Theory
A Beginner's Guide
1st Edition
Published on 10. May 2014
154 pages
978-1-4832-7780-6 (ISBN)
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Geometric Measure Theory: A Beginner's Guide provides information pertinent to the development of geometric measure theory. This book presents a few fundamental arguments and a superficial discussion of the regularity theory. Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the purpose and fundamental concepts of geometric measure theory. This text then provides the measure-theoretic foundation, including the definition of Hausdorff measure and covering theory. Other chapters consider the m-dimensional surfaces of geometric measure theory called rectifiable sets and introduce the two basic tools of the regularity theory of area-minimizing surfaces. This book discusses as well the fundamental theorem of geometric measure theory, which guarantees solutions to a wide class of variational problems in general dimensions. The final chapter deals with the basic methods of geometry and analysis in a generality that embraces manifold applications. This book is a valuable resource for graduate students, mathematicians, and research workers.
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Frank Morgan is the Dennis Meenan '54 Third Century Professor of Mathematics at Williams College. He obtained his B.S. from MIT and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Princeton University. His research interest lies in minimal surfaces, studying the behavior and structure of minimizers in various settings. He has also written Riemannian Geometry: A Beginner's Guide, Calculus Lite, and most recently The Math Chat Book, based on his television program and column on the Mathematical Association of America Web site.
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Preface1. Geometric Measure Theory2. Measures3. Lipschitz Functions and Rectifiable Sets4. Normal and Rectifiable Currents5. The Compactness Theorem and the Existence of Area- Minimizing Surfaces6. Examples of Area-Minimizing Surfaces7. The Approximation Theorem8. Survey of Regularity Results9. Monotonicity and Oriented Tangent Cones10. The Regularity of Area-Minimizing Hypersurfaces11. Flat Chains Modulo v, Varifolds, and (M, e, d)-Minimal Sets12. Miscellaneous Useful ResultsSolutions to ExercisesBibliographyIndex of SymbolsName IndexSubject Index
