# Different Measures On R2

Dear all,

Is there any possible way to construct a set $A \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ for which $H^{n-1} (\partial A) > Leb^ + (A )$?

Where $H^{n-1} (\partial A)$ is the Hausdorff measure of the boundary of $A$ and: $Leb^{+} (A) = \lim_{\epsilon \to 0 } \frac{ Leb(A_ \epsilon) - Leb(A) }{\epsilon}$ , $A_\epsilon := \{ x \in \mathbb{R} ^n | d(x,A) \leq \epsilon \}$ =Minkowski's content with respect to Lebesgue measure.

So, $A$ is just a "set"? Say $A$ is an open square minus a mid-line: $$A = \{ (x,y): 0 \lt x \lt 1 \text{ and (} 0 \lt y \lt 1/2 \text{ or } 1/2 \lt y \lt 1\text{)}\}$$ Then $\partial A$ consists of 5 line-segments of length $1$ (the 4 sides and the mid-line), so $H^1(\partial A) = 5$. But $\mathrm{Leb}^+(A) = 4$, missing the mid-line.
Thanks a lot ! The problem is that I can't understand the calculation of such thing: By definition : $H^1 ( \partial A) = lim _{\delta \to 0} inf \{ \sum C diam(U_i) | \partial A \subseteq \cup U_i , diam(U_i ) \leq \delta \}$ Can you please detail a bit about how you deduced that $H^1 (\partial A) = 5$ in this case? Thanks a lot @! –  Jason Mraz Jul 12 '12 at 20:18
First: For a line segment of length $a$, the one-dimensional Hausdorff measure is $a$. Hausdorff measure is additive on Borel sets, so the measure for the 5-segment set is $5$. –  Gerald Edgar Jul 12 '12 at 21:13