Finite string system conjecture for finitely supported loads

Let Ω\Omega be a bounded convex domain, and let the load fM(Ω;R)f \in \mathcal{M}(\overline{\Omega};\mathbb{R}) be finitely supported. An optimal string system consists of a pair (Π^,π^)(\hat\Pi,\hat\pi) solving the optimal string system problem. Write sp(Π^,π^)\mathrm{sp}(\hat\Pi,\hat\pi) for its support and spf\mathrm{sp}\,f for the support of the load. Finite string system conjecture. A solution of the optimal string system problem exists. Moreover, there is at least one solution (Π^,π^)(\hat\Pi,\hat\pi) satisfying

sp(Π^,π^)(Ωspf)×(Ωspf).\mathrm{sp}(\hat\Pi,\hat\pi) \subset (\partial\Omega \cup \mathrm{sp}\,f) \times (\partial\Omega \cup \mathrm{sp}\,f).

The conjecture predicts that finitely supported loads admit an optimal finite string system whose strings connect only boundary points or points in the support of the load. Its status is not established by the supplied source context.

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Karol Bołbotowski, “Optimal design of plane elastic membranes using the convexified Föppl's model”, arXiv:2308.00811 (2023).

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