Rectifiability and perimeter in step 2 groups
We study finite perimeter sets in step 2 Carnot groups. In this way we extend the classical De Giorgi’s theory, developed in Euclidean spaces by De Giorgi, as well as its generalization, considered by the authors, in Heisenberg groups. A structure theorem for sets of finite perimeter and consequently a divergence theorem are obtained. Full proofs of these results, comments and an exhaustive bibliography can be found in our preprint (2001).
A Carnot group G is a connected, simply connected, nilpotent Lie group with stratified Lie algebra. We study intrinsic Lipschitz graphs and intrinsic differentiable graphs within Carnot groups. Both seem to be the natural analogues inside Carnot groups of the corresponding Euclidean notions. Here ‘natural’ is meant to stress that the intrinsic notions depend only on the structure of the algebra of G. We prove that one codimensional intrinsic Lipschitz graphs are sets with locally finite G-perimeter....
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