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Hausdorff dimension of the graph of a BV function

Let $u: \Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^N \to \mathbb{R}^M$ be a $BV$ function. Is the Hausdorff dimension of the graph of $u$ equal to $N$? How can we prove it? Update. In an answer to this post, it ...
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If the Hausforff dimension of the graph of a function $u$ is $N$ and $\tilde u = u$ a.e. then $\dim_H \mathrm{graph} \, \tilde u = N$ too

Let $\Omega$ be an open (non empty) set and $u:\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N \to \mathbb{R}^M$ be a function such that the Hausdorff dimension of its graph is $N$. Let $\tilde u = u$ a.e. Is it true ...
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Meaning of Alberti rank-one theorem

Heuristically what does Alberti's rank-one theorem imply about the structure of a $\mathrm{BV}$ vector field $\boldsymbol{b}$? Is it rigorously fair to say that the level lines of $\boldsymbol{b}$ ...
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Heuristic and graphic representation of BV functions and their singularities

This question is about some heuristics and graphs of BV functions. In 1-dimensional setting, two key examples of $BV$ functions $u: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ are the Heaviside function, whose ...
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Concrete example of BV function $u:\mathbb{R}^2 \to \mathbb{R}$ with singular derivative

What are examples of two BV functions $u:\mathbb{R}^2 \to \mathbb{R}$ with singular derivative? More precisely, I'd like to see an example (and a plot using Mathematica or Matlab) of a function $$...
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Prove that the flow of a divergence-free vector field is measure preserving

On page 3 of this preprint, after recalling the definition of flow generated by a vector field, the authors remark that "a necessary condition for a flow $\varphi_t(\cdot)$ generated by $a(t, \cdot)$ ...
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Alberti rank-one theorem and irregular jump discontinuities

Is it fair to say that Alberti rank one theorem means that a BV functions $u \in BV(\mathbb{R}^2)$ has $Du = D^{cantor}u$ if and only if it has a jump discontinuity across a curve that is not smooth (...
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BV function with absolutely continuous divergence

Let $f:\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N \to \mathbb{R}^N$ be a vector field such that $f \in BV(\Omega)$. Suppose that $\mathrm{div} f$ is absolutely continuous with respect to the Lebesgue measure and ...
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The dual of $\mathrm{BV}$

$\DeclareMathOperator\BV{BV}\DeclareMathOperator\SBV{SBV}$I'm going to let $\BV := \BV(\mathbb{R}^d)$ denote the space of functions of bounded variation on $\mathbb{R}^d$. My question concerns the ...
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Image of the trace operator

It is well-known that we have the trace theorem for Sobolev spaces. Let $\Omega$ be an open domain with smooth boundary, we know that the map $$ T: C^1(\bar\Omega) \to C^1(\partial\Omega) \subset L^...
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Explicit extension of Lipschitz function (Kirszbraun theorem)

Kirszbraun theorem states that if $U$ is a subset of some Hilbert space $H_1$, and $H_2$ is another Hilbert space, and $f : U \to H_2$ is a Lipschitz-continuous map, then $f$ can be extended to a ...
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Sobolev functions on $\mathbb{R}^N$ cannot be discontinuous on a $(N-1)$-dimensional submanifold

How can one prove (or where can I find a proof) that if $u \in W^{1,p}(\Omega)$, where $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N$, then $u$ cannot have a $(N-1)$-manifold of discontinuity points?
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Alberti rank one theorem and a blow-up argument

In this paper, it is written that Alberti’s rank says that the singular part $D^s u$ with respect to $\mathcal L^d$ of the distributional derivative $Du$ of a function $u \in BV_{loc}(\mathbb R^d; \...
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Concrete description of lift in Arens-Eells space

Let $X$ be a compact pointed metric subspace of the $d$-dimensional Euclidean space $(\mathbb{R}^d,d_E)$ and let $AE(X)$ denote its Arens-Eells space. Then a result of Nik Weaver shows that for every ...
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Lusin Lipschitz approximation in BV and Sobolev space

Theorem 5.34 in Functions of bounded variation by L. Ambrosio, N. Fusco and D. Pallara states that Let $u \in [BV(\mathbb{R}^N)]^m$. Then there exists a constant $\kappa>0$ such that for every $...
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Hausdorff dimension of the graph of a BV function (in 1 dimensional setting)

Let $u: \Omega\subset \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be a function of bounded variation. Question 1. How can we prove that the Hausdorff dimension of the essential graph of $u$ equal to $1$? Question ...
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Is there a function $u \in BV_{loc}(\mathbb{R}^2)$ such that $Du$ is an $s$-dimensional Hausdorff measure restricted to the Koch curve?

Motivated by my previous question Alberti rank-one theorem and irregular jump discontinuities, I'd like to ask the following: Is there a function $u \in BV_{loc}(\mathbb{R}^2)$ such that $Du$ is an ...
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Relationship between $p$-capacity and Riesz $s$-capacity of a set

What is the relationship between the definitions of $s$-capacity (page 13 here) and $p$-capacity (here) of a set? Are they equivalent? If not, what inequalities hold? What is the difference (in terms ...
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Convergence of the difference quotient of a BV function

Consider a BV function $u \in BV(\mathbb{R}^N; \mathbb{R}^N)$. What can be said about the difference quotient $$ \frac{u(x+\epsilon y)-u(x)}{\epsilon} $$ regarding its convergence as $\epsilon \to 0$...
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Growth assumption and example of finite (arbitrarily small) time blow up for ODE

Consider the following ODE initial value problem \begin{align*} &\frac{d}{dt}\Phi(t,x) = \boldsymbol{F}(t,\Phi(t,x)), & t \in [0,T], \ \ x \in \mathbb{R}^N,\\ &\Phi(0,x) = x, & x \in \...
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Weak estimate for difference quotient of BV function

In an answer to the question Weak Lebesgue spaces and an estimate for BV functions it was remarked that if $u\in BV(\mathbb R^N)$ then there exists a Lebesgue negligible set $F \subset \mathbb R^N$ ...
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Alberti rank-one theorem and reduction of the study of BV function to the two-dimensional case

By Alberti rank-one theorem, could it be possible to reduce the study of a function $u \in BV(\mathbb{R}^N, \mathbb{R}^N)$ to the study of a function $\tilde{u} \in BV(\mathbb{R}^2, \mathbb{R}^2)$? At ...
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