Del Pino–Kowalczyk–Wei conjecture on finite-index Allen–Cahn ends

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Let u:R3[1,1]u:\mathbb{R}^3\to[-1,1] be a solution to the Allen–Cahn equation with finite Morse index and u(x)0\nabla u(x)\neq0 outside a bounded set. A level-set component is understood through the zero and nonzero level sets of uu outside a sufficiently large ball.

Del Pino–Kowalczyk–Wei conjecture. Outside a large ball, each level set of uu has finitely many components, each asymptotic either to a plane or to a catenoid; after a rotation of coordinates, all these components are graphs of functions of the same two variables.

The authors proposed this as a parallel to De Giorgi's conjecture. The paper states that the picture is confirmed under a bounded energy-density assumption, while the unrestricted conjecture remains open in the supplied text.

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Enric Florit-Simon, “Phase transitions with bounded index: Parallels to De Giorgi's conjecture”, arXiv:2602.03136 (2026).

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