Title: On the isoperimetric profile of the hypercube  Abstract: The isoperimetric problem in the hypercube is a strikingly simple topic which is not yet completely understood. We will review the known facts on the problem, focusing on how the gaussian isoperimetric inequality provides a lower bound for the isoperimetric profile of the hypercube.We will exploit this […]
Title: Mean curvature flow with multiplicity 2 convergence Abstract: Mean curvature flow (MCF) has been widely studied in recent decades, and higher multiplicity convergence is an important topic in the study of MCF. In this talk, we present two examples of immortal MCF in R^3 and S^n x , which converge to a plane and a […]
Title: Three theorems about asymptotic expansions of harmonic functions at the boundaryAbstract: Consider a harmonic function on a domain, vanishing along a part of its boundary, and a point on that part of the boundary which is asymptotically conical. I will explain that under a very mild notion of "asymptotically conical," the harmonic function has […]
Title: Boundary behavior of the Allen-Cahn equation and the construction of free boundary minimal hypersurfacesAbstract: In the late 70s, the work of Modica, Mortola, De Giorgi, and many others established deep connections between the Allen-Cahn equation, a semi-linear elliptic equation arising in the van der Waals-Cahn-Hilliard theory of phase transitions, and minimal hypersurfaces, i.e. critical […]
Title: Soap films, Plateau's laws, and the Allen-Cahn equation Abstract: Plateau's problem of minimizing area among surfaces with a common boundary is the basic model for soap films and leads to the theory of minimal surfaces. In this talk we will discuss a modification of Plateau's problem in which surfaces are replaced with regions of small […]