Motivated by the study of wave fronts in anisotropic media, we propose an incidence geometry of anisotropic spheres in a Finsler-Minkowski space. An anisotropic version of the Laguerre functional is considered. In some circumstances, this functional can be used to determine that two wavefronts observed at distinct time…
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Study reconstructs Riemannian metric from Cherenkov radiation in complex media.
problem Reconstructing internal geometry of inhomogeneous anisotropic targets.
method Mathematical model of waves in medium, including vector-valued wave operator and phase velocity.
result Riemannian metric inside a bounded region can be reconstructed from boundary measurements of Cherenkov radiation.
A new model uses Lorentz-Finsler geometry to predict wave propagation.
problem Modeling wave propagation in anisotropic and rheonomic media.
method Identifying wave trajectories as lightlike pregeodesics of a specific Lorentz-Finsler metric, solving ODE systems.
result Wave trajectories can be easily computed in real time.
Study on uniquely determining thermal properties from boundary temperature and heat flux measurements.
problem Determine thermal conductivity and volumetric heat capacity from boundary measurements.
method Uniqueness proof for isotropic and anisotropic media under thermal diffusivity assumption.
result Uniqueness of thermal properties in all dimensions and up to a gauge in two dimensions.
We survey some results on travel time tomography. The question is whether we can determine the anisotropic index of refraction of a medium by measuring the travel times of waves going through the medium. This can be recast as geometry problems, the boundary rigidity problem and the lens rigidity problem. The boundary r…
Wave propagation framework using cone structures and observers' vector fields.
problem Describing classic wave propagation in anisotropic media.
method Introduces a cone structure and an observers' vector field to describe wave propagation.
result Reduces the PDE for wavefronts to ODE for cone geodesics of .
Generalizes Fermat's principle for wave propagation in cone structures.
problem Wave propagation in complex media with discontinuities and anisotropy.
method Generalizes Fermat's principle to smooth interfaces separating two cone structures representing wave propagation in various media.
result Conditions for critical points of arrival time functional, generalizing Snell's law and reflection.
Finsler Spinopticsmath-ph
The objective of this article is to build up a general theory of geometrical optics for spinning light rays in an inhomogeneous and anisotropic medium modeled on a Finsler manifold. The prerequisites of local Finsler geometry are reviewed together with the main properties of the Cartan connection used in this work. The…
In this paper, we investigate a holonomy invariant elliptic anisotropic surface energy for hypersurfaces in a complete Riemannian manifold, where "holonomy invariant" means that the elliptic parametric Lagrangian (i.e., a Finsler metric) of the Riemannian manifold used to define the anisotropic surface energy is consta…
We start by a review of the chronology of mathematical results on the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map which paved the way towards the physics of transformational acoustics. We then rederive the expression for the (anisotropic) density and bulk modulus appearing in the pressure wave equation written in the transformed coordina…
Paper proves anisotropic Minkowski inequality and related inequalities.
problem Proving anisotropic Minkowski inequality and related inequalities.
method Utilizes a nonlinear potential theoretic approach.
result Sharp anisotropic Minkowski inequality and related inequalities proved.
New Kelvin transform for anisotropic elliptic problems.
problem Semilinear and quasilinear anisotropic elliptic problems.
method Introducing a new Kelvin-type transform in the anisotropic setting.
result New insights into anisotropic elliptic problems.
Paper solves anisotropic capillary Minkowski problem for p ≥ 1.
problem Anisotropic capillary convex bodies and their properties.
method Introduced anisotropic capillary -sum and computed variations of quermassintegrals.
result Solved the anisotropic capillary -Minkowski problem for .
Paper proves rigidity results for anisotropic capillary hypersurfaces.
problem Rigidity of anisotropic capillary hypersurfaces.
method New Hsiung-Minkowski integral formula for anisotropic capillary hypersurfaces.
result Uniqueness of solution to anisotropic Orlicz-Christoffel-Minkowski problem.
Paper solves Minkowski problem for anisotropic p-torsional rigidity.
problem Solving the Minkowski problem for anisotropic p-torsional rigidity.
method Using the anisotropic -Laplacian equation, presenting sufficient and necessary conditions for existence.
result Presented sufficient and necessary conditions for the existence of a solution.
Anisotropic min-max theory constructs stable minimal surfaces in 3-manifolds.
problem Constructing stable anisotropic minimal surfaces in 3-manifolds.
method Anisotropic min-max theory, removable singularity theorems.
result Constructs stable anisotropic minimal surfaces in 3-manifolds without singularities.
Unique ancient solutions found for anisotropic curve shortening flow.
problem Finding unique solutions for anisotropic curve shortening flow.
method Constructing translating and ancient solutions under given conditions.
result Unique ancient and translating solutions found for anisotropic curve shortening flow.
Formula proves monotonicity for anisotropic minimal hypersurfaces.
problem Understanding anisotropic minimal hypersurfaces.
method Proved a monotonicity formula under a sign assumption on the Minkowski norm.
result Monotonicity formula for anisotropic minimal hypersurfaces.
In this paper, we study the anisotropic Minkowski problem. It is a problem of prescribing the anisotropic Gauss-Kronecker curvature for a closed strongly convex hypersurface in Euclidean space as a function on its anisotropic normals in relative or Minkowski geometry. We first formulate such problem to a Monge-Ampére t…
Anisotropic tensor calculusmath.DG
We introduce the anisotropic tensor calculus, which is a way of handling with tensors that depend on the direction remaining always in the same class. This means that the derivative of an anisotropic tensor is a tensor of the same type. As an application, we show how to define derivations using anisotropic linear conne…
A general approach to formulation of supergravity in higher order anisotropic superspaces (containing as particular cases different supersymmetric extensions and prolongations of Riemann, Finsler, Lagrange and Kaluza--Klein spaces) is given. We analyze three models of locally anisotropic supergravity.
Develops a PDE approach to constructing nontrivial anisotropic surfaces.
problem Min-max construction of anisotropic surfaces.
method PDE-based approach to anisotropic surface energies.
result Construction of an anisotropic min-max hypersurface.
Paper studies stability of curved surfaces in a half-space.
problem Stability of anisotropic capillary hypersurfaces in a half-space.
method Analyzes weak stability and proves Bernstein-type theorems.
result Compact hypersurfaces are stable if and only if they are a truncated Wulff shape.
Characterizes paths minimizing anisotropic lengths in Euclidean space.
problem Finding paths of minimal anisotropic length between points.
method Characterization through geometric connection to anisotropic isoperimetric set.
result Established a connection between minimizing paths and anisotropic isoperimetric geometry.
Anisotropic minimal graphs over half-spaces are flat.
problem Characterizing minimal graphs over half-spaces.
method Maximum principle and fully nonlinear PDE theory.
result Anisotropic minimal graphs over half-spaces are flat.
Study anisotropic flow for capillary hypersurfaces, proving new inequalities.
problem Anisotropic capillary hypersurfaces and their properties.
method Anisotropic volume-preserving mean curvature flow, new approach for strictly convex initial hypersurfaces.
result Established new Alexandrov-Fenchel inequalities for strictly convex anisotropic capillary hypersurfaces.
In this note, we give a classification of complete anisotropic isoparametric hypersurfaces, i.e., hypersurfaces with constant anisotropic principal curvatures, in Euclidean spaces, which is in analogue with the classical case for isoparametric hypersurfaces in Euclidean spaces. On the other hand, by an example of local…
Graphs with bounded anisotropic mean curvature are regular almost everywhere.
problem Understanding the regularity of graphs with anisotropic mean curvature.
method Proving regularity for -dimensional Lipschitz graphs with anisotropic mean curvature bounded in .
result Graphs with bounded anisotropic mean curvature are regular almost everywhere.
We study surfaces with constant anisotropic mean curvature which are invariant under a helicoidal motion. For functionals with axially symmetric Wulff shapes, we generalize the recently developed twizzler representation of Perdomo to the anisotropic case and show how all helicoidal constant anisotropic mean curvature s…
Study anisotropic capillary surfaces in a wedge using generalized Minkowski norms.
problem Understanding capillary surfaces with anisotropic forces.
method Generalized Minkowski norm on the unit sphere, new Minkowski formulae, Heintze-Karcher inequality.
result Proved an Alexandrov-type theorem in the anisotropic setting.
The study finds anisotropic minimal surfaces in 3-manifolds with smooth boundaries.
problem Finding smooth anisotropic minimal surfaces in closed 3-manifolds.
method Min-max construction with elliptic integrands, uniform upper bound for density ratios.
result Obtains a smooth anisotropic minimal surface in a closed 3-manifold.
On the Gauss Map of Anisotropic Minimal Surfaces and applications to the Morse Index estimatesmath.DG
Study on Gauss map of anisotropic minimal surfaces with Morse index estimates.
problem Estimating the Morse index of anisotropic minimal surfaces.
method Local analysis of Gauss map, conformal geometric techniques applied to the Gauss map.
result Upper and lower estimates for the Morse index of anisotropic minimal surfaces.
Locally Anisotropic Interactions: I. Nonlinear Connections in Higher Order Anisotropic Superspaceshep-th
Higher order anisotropic superspaces are constructed as generalized vector superbundles provided with compatible nonlinear connection, distinguished connection and metric structures.
Alexandrov-Fenchel inequalities for convex anisotropic capillary hypersurfaces in the half-spacemath.DG
Paper extends capillary convex body results to anisotropic setting with Alexandrov-Fenchel inequalities.
problem Extending capillary convex body results to anisotropic setting.
method Developed theory for anisotropic capillary convex bodies in half-space and established Alexandrov-Fenchel inequality for mixed volumes.
result Established a general Alexandrov-Fenchel inequality for mixed volumes of anisotropic capillary convex bodies, weakening and extending previous results.
The paper studies a curve flow preserving anisotropic length for convex curves, leading to a homothetic limit.
problem Anisotropic length preservation in curve deformation.
method A curve flow that maintains anisotropic length, analyzed for convex closed curves.
result Convex curves evolve to homothetic limits of Wulff shapes as time approaches infinity.
In this paper we consider the evolution of a graph-like hypersurface by anisotropic mean curvature flow, under some restrictions on the anisotropic area integrand. We find interior estimates (in both time and space) on the gradient of such hypersurfaces, depending only on the height of the graph and the anisotropic are…
Given a positive function on which satisfies a convexity condition, for , we define for hypersurfaces in the -th anisotropic mean curvature function , a generalization of the usual -th mean curvature function. We call a hypersurface is anisotropic mini…
Study on special anisotropic conformal changes of conic pseudo-Finsler surfaces.
problem Exploring various anisotropic conformal transformations of conic pseudo-Finsler surfaces.
method Presented various anisotropic conformal transformations including -anisotropic, horizontal -anisotropic, and vertical -anisotropic transformations.
result Vertical -condition transformation makes every Landsberg surface Berwaldian.
Study shows how weak inverse anisotropic mean curvature flow behaves at infinity.
problem Understanding the asymptotic behavior of anisotropic mean curvature flow.
method Established local gradient estimates for anisotropic -harmonic functions and weak solutions of IAMCF.
result Weak IAMCF is asymptotic to the expanding Wulff shape solution at infinity.
The paper proves stability of Wulff shapes using anisotropic curvature functionals.
problem Stability of Wulff shapes under anisotropic curvature.
method Estimates distance to Wulff shape using -norm of traceless -Hessian of a foliating function.
result Quantitative stability results for anisotropic inequalities and problems.
Anisotropic curvature flow studied for planar networks.
problem Geometric evolution of planar networks under anisotropic curvature.
method Local existence of classical solutions in the presence of multiple smooth anisotropies.
result Discussion of polycrystalline case aspects.
Proves higher regularity for anisotropic inverse mean curvature flow.
problem Higher regularity of solutions to anisotropic inverse mean curvature flow.
method Proves Harnack estimate and constructs smooth solutions from initial sets.
result Smooth solutions become smooth outside a compact set.
In this paper, we introduce the anisotropic Sobolev capacity with fractional order and develop some basic properties for this new object. Applications to the theory of anisotropic fractional Sobolev spaces are provided. In particular, we give geometric characterizations for a nonnegative Radon measure that naturall…
The paper proves existence of special surfaces in 3D manifolds with constant curvature.
problem Existence of surfaces with constant anisotropic mean curvature.
method Min-max theory applied to elliptic integrands in 3D Riemannian manifolds.
result Existence of smooth surfaces with at most one singular point.
Anisotropic curvature flow of networks shows unique solutions and behavior under finite time.
problem Existence and behavior of networks under anisotropic curvature flow.
method Existence, uniqueness, and regularity of maximal geometric solutions proven.
result Existence of maximal geometric solutions and behavior under finite time.
Study anisotropic obstacle problem for minimal surfaces using Cahn-Hoffman transform.
problem Anisotropic obstacle problem for minimal surfaces.
method Cahn-Hoffman transform to convert to isotropic problem with generalized Robin boundary condition.
result Optimal regularity of the solution and regularity of the free boundary.
Flat stable minimal hypersurfaces in 5 or 6D are always flat.
problem Characterizing stable minimal hypersurfaces in high-dimensional spaces.
method Proving stability of anisotropic minimal hypersurfaces in and under certain smoothness conditions.
result Complete, stable anisotropic minimal hypersurfaces in or are flat if the anisotropic area functional is -close to the area functional.
Optimal inequality for free boundary hypersurfaces in convex domains.
problem Proving an optimal Heintze-Karcher inequality for free boundary hypersurfaces.
method Analyzing anisotropic free boundary hypersurfaces in convex domains.
result Optimal Heintze-Karcher-type inequality achieved for anisotropic free boundary Wulff shapes.