SEMINAR on Isoperimetric problems and minimal surfaces

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/*_Isoperimetric problems and minimal surfaces_*/


Friday, 30 October, at 2 PM
Venue: Leonardo Building, Budinich Lecture Hall



*/Abstract:/* I will describe few classical variational problems related 
to very basic geometrical notions, such as length of curves, area of 
surfaces and volumes. I will give the solution of the classical 
isoperimetric problem and how this problem rapidly induces natural 
related problems which are largely open. Increasing dimension, I will 
show how the mean curvature of a surface becomes the key ingredient and 
give an overview of the classical theory of "minimal" surfaces in 
euclidean space. Time permitting, I will describe few applications of 
these theories to natural sciences, from general relativity to biology.


Speaker: Claudio AREZZO, ICTP
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