Wang–Wei classification conjecture for stable Allen–Cahn solutions

Let u:Rn[1,1]u: \mathbb{R}^n \to [-1,1] be a stable solution of the Allen–Cahn equation with ε=1\varepsilon=1,

Δu+W(u)=0in Rn.-\Delta u + W'(u)=0 \quad \text{in } \mathbb{R}^n.

Assume that uu has bounded energy density, meaning that M(u):=limrMr(u)<\mathbf{M}_\infty(u):=\lim_{r\to\infty}\mathbf{M}_r(u)<\infty, where Mr(u)=r1nE1(u,Br)\mathbf{M}_r(u)=r^{1-n}\mathcal{E}^1(u,B_r).

Wang–Wei classification conjecture. If n7n\leq 7, then uu is one-dimensional: either u±1u\equiv \pm1, or

u(x)=tanh(exs02)u(x)=\tanh\left(\frac{e\cdot x-s_0}{\sqrt{2}}\right)

for some unit vector eSn1e\in\mathbb{S}^{n-1} and s0Rs_0\in\mathbb{R}.

This classification is described as a conjectural reduction of the stable phase-transition regularity problem. A positive resolution in a dimension would imply the corresponding regularity result and, through cited work of Wang–Wei and Chodosh–Mantoulidis, has implications for multiplicity-one and Morse-index conjectures in Allen–Cahn min–max theory.

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Enric Florit-Simon and Joaquim Serra, “On stable solutions to the Allen-Cahn equation with bounded energy density in R^4”, arXiv:2509.02739 (2025).

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