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The mathematics of F. J. Almgren, jun. (English) Zbl 0955.01020

With list of publications.

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01A70 Biographies, obituaries, personalia, bibliographies
01A65 Development of contemporary mathematics
01A60 History of mathematics in the 20th century
49-03 History of calculus of variations and optimal control
53-03 History of differential geometry
58-03 History of global analysis

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[1] F. J. Almgren, Jr The homotopy groups of the integral cycle groups,Topology,1, 257–299, (1962). · Zbl 0118.18503 · doi:10.1016/0040-9383(62)90016-2
[2] F. J. Almgren, Jr An isoperimetric inequality,Proc. Am. Math. Soc,15, 284–285, (1964). · Zbl 0187.31203 · doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1964-0159925-5
[3] F. J. Almgren, Jr Three theorems on manifolds with bounded mean curvature,Bull. Am. Math. Soc.,71, 755–756, (1965). · Zbl 0131.19604 · doi:10.1090/S0002-9904-1965-11377-5
[4] F. J. Almgren, Jr Mass continuous cochains are differential forms,Proc. Am. Math. Soc.,16, 1291–1294, (1965). · Zbl 0149.19003 · doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1965-0205208-5
[5] F. J. Almgren, JrThe Theory of Varifolds. A variational calculus in the large for the k-dimensional are integrand, Multilithed notes, Princeton University Library, 178, 1965.
[6] F. J. Almgren, JrPlateau’s Problem. An Invitation to Varifold Geometry. Benjamin, W.A., Ed. New York, 1966. · Zbl 0165.13201
[7] F. J. Almgren, Jr Some interior regularity theorems for minimal surfaces and an extension of Bernstein’s theorem,Ann. Math.,84, 277–292, (1966). · Zbl 0146.11905 · doi:10.2307/1970520
[8] F. J. Almgren, Jr Existence and regularity of solutions to elliptic calculus of variations problems among surfaces of varying topological type and singularity structure,Bull. Am. Math. Soc,73, 576–680, (1967). · Zbl 0153.15903 · doi:10.1090/S0002-9904-1967-11756-7
[9] F. J. Almgren, Jr Existence and regularity almost everywhere of solutions to elliptic variational problems among surfaces of varying topological type and singularity structure,Ann. Math.,87, 321–391, (1968). · Zbl 0162.24703 · doi:10.2307/1970587
[10] F. J. Almgren, Jr Measure theoretic geometry and elliptic variational problems,Bull. Am. Math. Soc,75, 285–304, (1969). · Zbl 0185.35202 · doi:10.1090/S0002-9904-1969-12145-2
[11] F. J. Almgren, Jr A maximum principle for elliptic variational problems,J. Functional Anal.,4, 380–389, (1969). · Zbl 0179.44102 · doi:10.1016/0022-1236(69)90005-6
[12] F. J. Almgren, Jr Measure theoretic geometry and elliptic variational problems,Proceedings of the Symposium on Continuum Mechanics and Related Problems of Analysis, (Tbilisi, 1971), (in Russian) vol.II, 307–324. Izdat. ”Mecniereba,” Tbilisi, 1974. f
[13] F. J. Almgren, Jr Geometric measure theory and elliptic variational problems,Actes du Congrès International des Mathématiciens, (Nice, 1970), Tome 2, Gauthier-Villars, Paris, 813–819, 1971.
[14] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Allard, W.K. An introduction to regularity theory for parametric elliptic variational problems. Partial differential equations,Proc. Symp. Pure Math.,XXIII, 231–260, 1973;Am. Math. Soc., Providence, RI. · Zbl 0268.49052
[15] F. J. Almgren, Jr Geometric variational problems from a measure-theoretic point of view,Global analysis and its applications, (Lectures, Internat. Sem. Course, Internat. Centre Theoret. Phys., Trieste, 1972), Vol.II, Internat. Atomic Energy Agency, Viena, 1–22, 1974.
[16] F. J. Almgren, Jr Geometric measure theory and elliptic variational problems.Geometric Measure Theory and Minimal Surfaces, (C.I.M.E. Lectures, III Ciclo, Varenna, 1972), Ediziono Cremonese, Rome, 31–117, 1973.
[17] F. J. Almgren, Jr The structure of limit varifolds associated with minimizing sequences of mappings,Symposia Mathematica,XIV. (Convegno di Teoria Geometrica dell’Integrazione e Varietá Minimali, INDAM, Rome, 1973), Academic Press, London, 1974.
[18] F. J. Almgren, Jr Existence and regularity almost everywhere of solutions to elliptic variational problems with constraints,Bull. Am. Math. Soc.,81, 151–154, (1975). · Zbl 0297.49041 · doi:10.1090/S0002-9904-1975-13681-0
[19] F. J. Almgren, Jr Existence and regularity almost everywhere of solutions to elliptic variational problems with constraints,Mem. Am. Math. Soc.,4(165), viii + 199, (1976). · Zbl 0327.49043
[20] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Allard, W.K. The structure of stationary one-dimensional varifolds with positive density,Inv. Math.,34, 83–97, (1976). · Zbl 0339.49020 · doi:10.1007/BF01425476
[21] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Taylor, J.E. The geometry of soap films and soap bubbles,Sci. Am., 82–93, July (1976).
[22] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Thurston, W.P. Examples of unknotted curves which bound only surfaces’ of high genus with their convex hulls,Ann. Math.,105, 527–538, (1977). · Zbl 0353.53001 · doi:10.2307/1970922
[23] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Schoen, R. and Simon, L. Regularity and singularity estimates of hypersurfaces minimizing parametric elliptic variational integrals,Acta Math.,139, 217–265, (1977). · Zbl 0386.49030 · doi:10.1007/BF02392238
[24] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Simon, L. Existence of embedded solutions of Plateau’s problem,Annali Scuola Normale Superiore de Pisa (Series IV),VI(3), 447–495, (1979). · Zbl 0417.49051
[25] F. J. Almgren, Jr Dirichlet’s problem for multiple valued functions and the regularity of mass minimizing integral currents, Minimal submanifolds and geodesics, Obata, M., Ed.,Proceedings of the Japan-U.S. Seminar on Minimal Submanifolds including Geodesies, Kaigai Publishings, Tokyo, Japan, 1–6, 1978.
[26] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Taylor, J.E. Descriptive geometry in the calculus of variations, Proceedings of the International Congress on Descriptive Geometry (Vancouver, 1978),Engineering Design Graphics J., (1979).
[27] F. J. Almgren, Jr Minimal surfaces: tangent cones, singularities, and topological types.Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians (Helsinki, 1978), Lehto, O. Ed., Acad. Sci. Fennica, Helsinki,2, 767–770, 1980.
[28] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Allard, W.K. On the radial behavior of minimal surfaces and the uniqueness of their tangent cones,Ann. Math.,113, 215–265, (1981). · Zbl 0449.53041 · doi:10.2307/2006984
[29] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Thurston, R.N. Liquid crystals and geodesies,J. Phys.,42, 413–417, (1981). · doi:10.1051/jphys:01981004203041300
[30] F. J. Almgren, JrMinimal Surfaces. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 5th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 599–600, 1982.
[31] F. J. Almgren, Jr Minimal surface forms,The Mathematical Intelligencer,4(4), 164–172, (1982). · Zbl 0492.53003 · doi:10.1007/BF03023550
[32] F. J. Almgren, Jr Approximation of rectifiable currents by Lipschitz Q-valued functions, Seminar on Minimal Submanifolds,Ann. Math. Studies, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ,103, 243–259, (1983).
[33] F. J. Almgren, Jr Q-valued functions minimizing Dirichlet’s integral and the regularity of area minimizing rectifiable currents up to codimension two,Bull. Am. Math. Soc.,8(2), 327–328, (1983). · Zbl 0557.49021 · doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-1983-15106-6
[34] F. J. Almgren, Jr Q-valued functions minimizing Dirichlet’s integral and the regularity of area minimizing rectifiable currents up to codimension two, (V. Scheffer and J. Taylor, Eds.),World Scientific, to appear. Currently available electronically at http://www.math.princeton.edu/\(\sim\)scheffer. · Zbl 0557.49021
[35] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Super, B. Multiple valued functions in the geometric calculus of variations,Astérisque,118, 13–32, (1984). · Zbl 0575.49025
[36] F. J. Almgren, Jr Optimal isoperimetric inequalities,Bull. Am. Math. Soc,13(2), 123–126, (1985). · Zbl 0572.49022 · doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-1985-15393-5
[37] F. J. Almgren, Jr Optimal isoperimetric inequalities,Indiana V. Math. J.,35(3), 451–547, (1986). · Zbl 0597.49029 · doi:10.1512/iumj.1986.35.35028
[38] F. J. Almgren, Jr Deformations and multiple valued functions, Geometric measure theory and the calculus of variations (Arcata, Calif., 1984),Proc. Sympos. Pure Math., Am. Math. Soc., Providence, RI,44, 29–130, (1986).
[39] F. J. Almgren, Jr Applications of multiple valued functions,Geometric Modeling: Algorithms and New Trends, SIAM, Philadelphia, 43–54, 1987.
[40] F. J. Almgren, Jr Spherical symmetrization,Proceedings of the International Workshop on Integral Functions in the Calculus of Variations (Trieste, 1985), Rend. Circ. Mat. Palermo (2) Suppl., 11–25, 1987.
[41] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Taylor, J.E. Optimal crystal shapes,Variational Methods for Free Surface Interfaces, Concus, P. and Finn, R., Eds., Springer-Verlag, New York, 1–11, 1987.
[42] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Lieb, E.H. Singularities of energy minimizing maps from the ball to the sphere,Bull. Am. Math. Soc.,17, 304–306, (1987). · Zbl 0663.58009 · doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-1987-15570-4
[43] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Browder, W. and Lieb, E.H. Co-area, liquid crystals, and minimal surfaces,Partial Differential Equations, Chern, S.S., Ed., Springer Lecture Notes in Mathematics 1306, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1–22, 1988. · Zbl 0645.58015
[44] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Lieb, E.H. Singularities of energy minimizing maps from the ball to the sphere,Ann. Math.,128, 483–530, (1988). · Zbl 0673.58013 · doi:10.2307/1971434
[45] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Lieb, E.H. Counting singularities in liquid crystals,Symposia Mathematica, Vol. XXX (Cortona, 1988), Academic Press, London, 103–118, 1989; also in:IXth International Congress on Mathematical Physics, (Swansea, 1988), Hilger, Bristol, 396–409, 1989; also in: Variational methods, (Paris, 1988), 17–35,Progr. Nonlinear Differential Equations Appl.,4, Birkhäuser, Boston, MA, 1990. also (under the title ”How many singularities can there be in an energy minimizing map from the ball to the sphere?”) in: Ideas and methods in mathematical analysis, stochastics, and applications, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, MA, Albeverio, S., Fenstad, J.E., Holden, H., and Lindstrom, T., Eds., 394–408, 1992.
[46] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Lieb, E.H. Symmetric decreasing rearrangement can be discontinuous,Bull. Am. Math. Soc.,20, 177–180, (1989). · Zbl 0692.46028 · doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-1989-15754-6
[47] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Lieb, E.H. Symmetric rearrangement is sometimes continuous,J. Am. Math. Soc.,2, 683–773, (1989). · Zbl 0688.46014 · doi:10.1090/S0894-0347-1989-1002633-4
[48] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Gurtin, M. A mathematical contribution to Gibbs’s analyses of fluid phases in equilibriumPartial Differential Equations and the Calculus of Variations, Progr. Nonlinear Differential Equations Appl., Birkäuser, Boston,1, 9–28, 1989.
[49] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Browder, W. Homotopy with holes and minimal surfaces,Differential Geometry. Lawson, B. and Tenenblat, K., Eds., Pitman Monographs Surveys Pure Appl. Math., Longman Scientific & Technical, Harlow,52, 15–23, 1991. · Zbl 0731.53058
[50] F. J. Almgren, Jr What can geometric measure theory do for several complex variables? Proceedings of the Several Complex Variables Year at the Mittag-Leffler Institute (Stockholm, 1987–1988), Princeton University Press Math. Notes (38), Princeton, NJ, 8–21, 1993.
[51] F. J. Almgren, Jr The geometric calculus of variations and modelling natural phenomena, Statistical thermodynamics and differential geometry of microstructured materials (Minneapolis, MN, 1991),IMA Vol. Math. Appl., Springer-Verlag, New York,51, 1–5, (1993).
[52] F. J. Almgren, Jr Multi-functions modv, Geometric analysis and computer graphics (Berkeley, CA, 1988), 1–17,Math. Sci. Res. Inst. Publ., Springer-Verlag, New York,17, (1991).
[53] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Lieb, E.H. The (non)continuity of symmetric decreasing rearrangement, Proceedings of the conference on geometry of solutions to PDE (Cortona, 1988),Symposia Mathematica, Academic Press, Boston, MA, XXX, 1992; also in: Variational methods (Paris, 1988),Progr. Nonlinear Differential Equations Appl, Birkhäuser, Boston, MA, 4,3–16,1990. also in: Differential equations and mathematical physics, (Birmingham, AL, 1990),Math. Sci. Engrg., Academic Press, Boston, MA,186, 183–200, 1992.
[54] F. J. Almgren, Jr Computing soap films and crystals,Computing Optimal Geometries, video report,Am. Math. Soc., 1991.
[55] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Sullivan, J. Visualization of soap bubble geometries,Leonardo,25, 267–271, (1992). · Zbl 0803.51021 · doi:10.2307/1575849
[56] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Taylor, J.E. and Wang, L. A variational approach to motion by weighted mean curvature, Computational Crystal Growers Workshop Selected Lectures in Mathematics,Am. Math. Soc., 9–12, (1992).
[57] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Taylor, J.E. and Wang, L. Curvature driven flows: A variational approach,S1AM J. Control and Optimization,31(2), 387–438, (1993). · Zbl 0783.35002 · doi:10.1137/0331020
[58] F. J. Almgren, Jr Questions and answers about area minimizing surfaces and geometric measure theory, Differential Geometry: partial differential equations on manifolds, (Los Angeles, 1990),Proc. Symposia Pure Math., Am. Math. Soc,51, 29–53, 1992.
[59] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Taylor, J.E. Flat flow is motion by crystalline curvature for curves with crystalline energies,J. Differential Geom.,42(1), 1–22, (1995). · Zbl 0867.58020
[60] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Taylor, J.E. Optimal geometry in equilibrium and growth, Symposium in Honor of Benoit Mandelbrot (Curaçao, 1995),Fractals,3(4), 713–723, (1995). · Zbl 0885.58015 · doi:10.1142/S0218348X95000631
[61] F. J. Almgren, Jr Questions and answers about geometric evolution processes and crystal growth,The Gelfand Mathematical Seminars, 1–9, 1993–1995; Gelfand Math. Sem., Birkhäuser, Boston, 1996. · Zbl 0812.49032
[62] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Wang, L. Mathematical existence of crystal growth with Gibbs-Thomson curvature effects,J. Geom. Anal, (to appear). · Zbl 0981.74041
[63] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Rivin, I. The mean curvature integral is invariant under bending, 1–21, Geometry and topology monographs #1, University of Warwick published electronically: www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/gt/main/ml · Zbl 0914.53007
[64] F. J. Almgren, Jr with Taylor, J. Soap bubble clusters: the Kelvin problem,Forma,11(3), 199–207, (1996). · Zbl 1017.49502
[65] F. J. Almgren, JrGlobal Analysis. preprint, (survey/expository).
[66] F. J. Almgren, Jr Isoperimetric inequalities for anisotropic surface energies, unfinished manuscript.
[67] F. J. Almgren, Jr A new look at flat chains modn, unfinished manuscript.
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