Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We propose a theory describing the structure of minimal locally concave functions on an arbitrary subdomain of $\mathbb{R}^d$. We introduce the notion of an extremal set, that is, a set on which the function is affine, and prove that extremal sets foliate the domain. We show that extremal sets are covered by simplices with vertices on the boundary of the domain, and that these simplices themselves lie in the extremal set. We also prove that one-dimensional extremal sets can approach the free boundary only tangentially, not transversally.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Dobronravov, Egor
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Mathematics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Russian Science Foundation
Award: G3180255434
OpenAlex ID: W7202172083