Abstract
We establish the rectifiability of measures satisfying a linear PDE constraint. The obtained rectifiability dimensions are optimal for many usual PDE operators, including all first-order systems and all second-order scalar operators. In particular, our general theorem provides a new proof of the rectifiability results for functions of bounded variations (BV) and functions of bounded deformation (BD). For divergence-free tensors we obtain refinements and new proofs of several known results on the rectifiability of varifolds and defect measures.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 639-658 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Geometric and Functional Analysis |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2019 |
Keywords
- A-free measure
- PDE constraint
- Rectifiability
- dimensional estimate
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analysis
- Geometry and Topology