Preface |
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1.1 Stability and the variations of energy |
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1 | (8) |
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1 | (4) |
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1.1.2 Examples of stable solutions |
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5 | (4) |
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9 | (6) |
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1.2.1 Principal eigenvalue of the linearized operator |
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9 | (2) |
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1.2.2 New examples of stable solutions |
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11 | (4) |
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1.3 Elementary properties of stable solutions |
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15 | (5) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (2) |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (4) |
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1.5 Stability outside a compact set |
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24 | (2) |
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1.6 Resolving an ambiguity |
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26 | (3) |
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29 | (18) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (4) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (9) |
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39 | (5) |
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44 | (3) |
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47 | (28) |
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48 | (3) |
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3.1.1 Defining weak solutions |
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48 | (3) |
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3.2 Stable weak solutions |
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51 | (7) |
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3.2.1 Uniqueness of stable weak solutions |
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51 | (2) |
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3.2.2 Approximation of stable weak solutions |
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53 | (5) |
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58 | (17) |
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61 | (1) |
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3.3.2 What happens at λ = λ? |
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62 | (7) |
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3.3.3 Is the stable branch a (smooth) curve? |
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69 | (4) |
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3.3.4 Is the extremal solution bounded? |
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73 | (2) |
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4 Regularity theory of stable solutions |
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75 | (24) |
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75 | (5) |
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4.2 Back to the Gelfand problem |
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80 | (2) |
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4.3 Dimensions N = 1, 2, 3 |
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82 | (3) |
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4.4 A geometric Poincare formula |
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85 | (3) |
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88 | (8) |
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88 | (6) |
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94 | (1) |
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4.5.3 Proof of Theorem 4.5.1 and Corollary 4.5.1 |
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95 | (1) |
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4.6 Regularity of solutions of bounded Morse index |
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96 | (3) |
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5 Singular stable solutions |
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99 | (38) |
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5.1 The Gelfand problem in the perturbed ball |
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99 | (11) |
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110 | (5) |
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5.3 Partial regularity of stable solutions in higher dimensions |
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115 | (22) |
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5.3.1 Approximation of singular stable solutions |
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116 | (3) |
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5.3.2 Elliptic regularity in Morrey spaces |
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119 | (4) |
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5.3.3 Measuring singular sets |
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123 | (2) |
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5.3.4 A monotonicity formula |
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125 | (5) |
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5.3.5 Proof of Theorem 5.3.1 |
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130 | (7) |
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6 Liouville theorems for stable solutions |
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137 | (26) |
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6.1 Classifying radial stable entire solutions |
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137 | (4) |
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6.2 Classifying stable entire solutions |
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141 | (6) |
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6.2.1 The Liouville equation |
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141 | (2) |
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143 | (2) |
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6.2.3 Dimensions N = 3, 4 |
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145 | (2) |
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6.3 Classifying solutions that are stable outside a compact set |
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147 | (16) |
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147 | (7) |
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6.3.2 The supercritical range |
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154 | (4) |
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6.3.3 Flat nonlinearities |
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158 | (5) |
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7 A conjecture of De Giorgi |
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163 | (16) |
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7.1 Statement of the conjecture |
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163 | (1) |
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7.2 Motivation for the conjecture |
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164 | (9) |
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7.2.1 Phase transition phenomena |
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164 | (2) |
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7.2.2 Monotone solutions and global minimizers |
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166 | (6) |
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7.2.3 From Bernstein to De Giorgi |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (5) |
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179 | (24) |
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8.1 Stability versus geometry of the domain |
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179 | (5) |
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179 | (2) |
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8.1.2 Domains with controlled volume growth |
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181 | (2) |
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183 | (1) |
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8.2 Symmetry of stable solutions |
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184 | (2) |
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8.2.1 Foliated Schwarz symmetry |
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184 | (2) |
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186 | (1) |
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8.3 Beyond the stable branch |
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186 | (5) |
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186 | (1) |
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8.3.2 Mountain-pass solutions |
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187 | (1) |
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8.3.3 Uniqueness for small λ |
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188 | (3) |
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8.3.4 Regularity of solutions of bounded Morse index |
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191 | (1) |
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8.4 The parabolic equation |
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191 | (3) |
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8.5 Other energy functionals |
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194 | (9) |
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194 | (1) |
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8.5.2 The biharmonic operator |
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195 | (1) |
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8.5.3 The fractional Laplacian |
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196 | (3) |
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8.5.4 The area functional |
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199 | (1) |
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8.5.5 Stable solutions on manifolds |
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199 | (4) |
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203 | (30) |
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A.1 Elementary properties of the Laplace operator |
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203 | (5) |
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A.2 The maximum principle |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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A.4 The boundary-point lemma |
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210 | (4) |
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214 | (2) |
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A.6 The Laplace operator with a potential |
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216 | (4) |
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A.7 Thin domains and unbounded domains |
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220 | (1) |
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A.8 Nonlinear comparison principle |
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221 | (1) |
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A.9 L1 theory for the Laplace operator |
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222 | (11) |
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A.9.1 Linear theory and weak comparison principle |
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222 | (3) |
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A.9.2 The boundary-point lemma |
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225 | (1) |
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A.9.3 Sub- and supersolutions in the L1 setting |
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226 | (7) |
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B Regularity theory for elliptic operators |
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233 | (40) |
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233 | (7) |
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B.1.1 Interior regularity |
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233 | (2) |
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B.1.2 Solving the Dirichlet problem on the unit ball |
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235 | (2) |
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B.1.3 Solving the Dirichlet problem on smooth domains |
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237 | (3) |
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240 | (12) |
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B.2.1 Poisson's equation on the unit ball |
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240 | (7) |
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B.2.2 A priori estimates for C2,α solutions |
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247 | (2) |
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B.2.3 Existence of C2,α solutions |
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249 | (3) |
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B.3 Calderon-Zygmund estimates |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (4) |
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B.5 The inverse-square potential |
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257 | (16) |
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B.5.1 The kernel of L = - Δ - c/|x|2 |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (8) |
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268 | (5) |
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273 | (30) |
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C.1 Functional inequalities |
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273 | (5) |
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C.1.1 The isoperimetric inequality |
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273 | (2) |
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C.1.2 The Sobolev inequality |
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275 | (1) |
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C.1.3 The Hardy inequality |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (16) |
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C.2.1 Metric tensor, tangential gradient |
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279 | (2) |
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C.2.2 Surface area of a submanifold |
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281 | (1) |
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C.2.3 Curvature, Laplace-Beltrami operator |
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282 | (5) |
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C.2.4 The Sobolev inequality on submanifolds |
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287 | (7) |
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C.3 Geometry of level sets |
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294 | (3) |
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295 | (2) |
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C.4 Spectral theory of the Laplace operator on the sphere |
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297 | (6) |
References |
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303 | (16) |
Index |
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