The Log-Convex Density Conjecture for radial densities

Let Rn\mathbb{R}^{n}, with n2n\geq2, carry a radial simple density, meaning that the surface and volume densities agree and depend only on the distance from the origin. A density is log-convex when its radial density function has a convex logarithm.

Log-Convex Density Conjecture. In Rn\mathbb{R}^{n} with radial log-convex simple density, balls about the origin are isoperimetric for every volume.

This conjecture concerns the isoperimetric problem in Euclidean space with radial density: among regions enclosing a prescribed weighted volume, balls centered at the origin should minimize weighted perimeter. The source notes that log-convexity is equivalent to stability of these balls, while additional regularity is needed to exclude singular or irregular examples; the general conjecture remains unclear.

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Primary source

Sean Howe, “The Log-Convex Density Conjecture and vertical surface area in warped products”, arXiv:1107.4402 (2014).

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