The generalized triple bubble conjecture with enlarged prescribed areas

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Let A1A_1, A2A_2, and A3A_3 be positive real numbers. Consider planar graphs enclosing and separating finite areas B1B_1, B2B_2, and B3B_3 satisfying

Bi≥Aifor all i.B_i\geq A_i\quad\text{for all }i.

A standard triple bubble is the standard perimeter-minimizing triple-bubble complex associated with three areas. Generalized triple bubble conjecture. The least perimeter graph among those enclosing and separating such areas B1B_1, B2B_2, and B3B_3 is a standard triple bubble. The paper presents this as an alternate version of the triple bubble conjecture, and the source gives no resolution.

References

Primary source

Rick Vaughn, “Planar Soap Bubbles”, arXiv:math/9808051 (1998).

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