Brunn–Minkowski conjecture for the alpha-Riesz capacity

Let N2N\geq 2 and let α(0,N)\alpha\in(0,N). For a convex body KRNK\subset\mathbb{R}^N, write Capα(K){\rm Cap}_{\alpha}(K) for its α\alpha-Riesz capacity. For convex bodies K0,K1K_0,K_1 and λ[0,1]\lambda\in[0,1], set λK1+(1λ)K0\lambda K_1+(1-\lambda)K_0 for their Minkowski combination. Brunn–Minkowski conjecture for the α\alpha-Riesz capacity. The capacity satisfies

Capα(λK1+(1λ)K0)1NαλCapα(K1)1Nα+(1λ)Capα(K0)1Nα.{\rm Cap}_{\alpha}(\lambda K_1+(1-\lambda)K_0)^{\frac{1}{N-\alpha}}\geq \lambda{\rm Cap}_{\alpha}(K_1)^{\frac{1}{N-\alpha}}+(1-\lambda){\rm Cap}_{\alpha}(K_0)^{\frac{1}{N-\alpha}}.

This conjecture extends the Brunn–Minkowski inequality proved in the paper for the 11-Riesz capacity to all α(0,N)\alpha\in(0,N) and would give a fundamental concavity property for Riesz capacity under Minkowski addition.

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Matteo Novaga and Berardo Ruffini, “Brunn-Minkowski inequality for the 1-Riesz capacity and level set convexity for the 1/2-Laplacian”, arXiv:1401.4322 (2014).

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