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Sets that project to zero measure on all lines except one

It is a (difficult) exercise to show that there exists a measurable set $E \subset [0,1]^2$ (necessarily with zero 2-dimensional Lebesgue measure) such that the projection on every line passing ...
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Is there an explicit, everywhere surjective $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ whose graph has zero Hausdorff measure in its dimension?

Suppose $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ is Borel. Let $\text{dim}_{\text{H}}(\cdot)$ be the Hausdorff dimension, and $\mathcal{H}^{\text{dim}_{\text{H}}(\cdot)}(\cdot)$ be the Hausdorff measure in its ...
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Hausdorff distance and Hausdorff measure of symmetric difference

Let $X_n$ be a sequence of $k$-dimensional piecewise smooth submanifolds of $\mathbb{R}^m$, converging in Hausdorff distance to a $k$-dimensional piecewise smooth submanifold $Y \subset \mathbb{R}^m$, ...
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Product of low dimensional Hausdorff measures

Let $\mathcal{H}^n$ and $\mathcal{H}^m$ be Hausdorff measures on $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $\mathbb{R}^m$. We know that the product measure $\mathcal{H}^n\otimes \mathcal{H}^m$ is the Hausdorff measure $\...
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A question about the maximal function

Let $n>4$, $f\in C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$ and 0 denote the origin of $\mathbb{R}^{n}$. We define a weighted maximal function by $$Mf(x)=\sup_{0<r<1}r^{4-n}\int_{B_{r}(x)}|f|$$ which is ...
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The Hausdorff measure of intersection of annulus and conformal curve

Recently I came across a problem in my research. Let $g:[0,1]\to\mathbb{C}$ be a restriction of a conformal map that is defined in a simply connected domain $\Omega\subseteq\mathbb{C}$ that include $[...
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$\mathscr{H}^{n-2}(\Sigma)< \infty$ implies $\mathscr{H}^{n-1}(\pi(\Sigma))=0$

Let $\Sigma\subset \mathbb{R}^{n+1}$ be a set with $(n-2)$-dimensional Hausdorff measure finite, i.e. $\mathscr{H}^{n-2}(\Sigma)<\infty$. Let $\pi:\mathbb{R}^{n+1}\to \mathbb{R}^n$ be the ...
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If $\mathcal{H}^{n-1}(E)=0$ then $\mathbb{R}^n\setminus E$ is connected

Let $E\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be a (measurable) subset with $\mathcal{H}^{n-1}(E)=0$, where $\mathcal H^{n - 1}$ is the ($n - 1$)-dimensional Hausdorff measure. I want to know if $\mathbb{R}^n\setminus ...
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If $\mathcal{H}^{n-1}(K)=0$ then $\mathcal{H}^n(K\times \mathbb{R})=0$

I am reading a paper Simon and Wickramasekera - A Frequency Function and Singular Set Bounds for Branched Minimal Immersions where the authors seem to claim that if $K\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ is a compact ...
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How do sets with unit fractional Hausdorff measure of dimension $>1$ look like?

Triggered by the recent question How can we not know the measure of the Sierpiński triangle? I would like to ask: Let $s>1$ and $s$ not be an integer. How to construct a set $A$ with $\mathfrak{H}^...
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Defining a measure of uniformity for measurable subsets of $[0,1]^2$ w.r.t dimension $\alpha\in[0,2]$

Let $(X,d)$ be a metric space. If set $A\subseteq X$, let $H^{\alpha}$ be the $\alpha$-dimensional Hausdorff measure on $A$, where $\alpha\in[0,2]$ and $\text{dim}_{\text{H}}(A)$ is the Hausdorff ...
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Naïve definition of a measure on a fractal

This question was previously posted on MSE. Let $K\subset \mathbb R^2$ be a compact fractal of Hausdorff dimension $1<d<2$. I want to define a natural measure on $K$. One option would be to use ...
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If $ \mathcal{H}^k(B_1(0)\cap S)\leq A\omega_k $ when $ \mathcal{H}^k(B_r(x)\cap S)\leq A\omega_kr^k $ for all $ 0<r<\delta $, $ x\in\mathbb{R}^n $?

Let $ S\subset\mathbb{R}^n $ is of finite $ k $-dimensional Hausdorff and $ 0<\delta<1 $ is a constant. If for any $ x\in\mathbb{R}^n $ and $ r>0 $, we hae $$ \mathcal{H}^k(S\cap B_r(x))\leq ...
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Recovering the length metric from Hausdorff measure

The metric cannot be recovered from its Hausdorff measure in general. Now, assume that $(X,d_X)$ and $(Y, d_Y)$ are connected compact length spaces and induce $n$-dimensional Hausdorff measures $\...
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A counterexample to regular boundary points for minimizers of variational integrals under subquadratic growth

Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ for some $n\geq 3$ be an open bounded set with at least Lipschitz boundary. Let $p\in (1, 2), N>1$ and $f: \overline{\Omega} \times\mathbb{R}^N\times\mathbb{R}^{Nn}\...
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Finiteness of Hausdorff measure of balls

Let $(X,d)$ be an arbitrary metric space and let $\Bbb B(x,r)$ denote the closed ball with center $x \in X$ and radius $r>0$. For $p\geq 0$, let $H^p$ denote the $p$- dimensional Hausdorff measure. ...
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Generalization of area and coarea formula for fractional Hausdorff measures

Let $X,Y$ be Polish spaces, $s,t>0$ and $F:X\to Y$ locally Lipschitz continuous such that $X$ is $\sigma$-finite w.r.t. the $(s+t)$-dimensional Hausdorff measure $\mathcal{H}^{s+t}$. The Eilenberg ...
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Fubini's theorem for Hausdorff measures

$B\subset \mathbb{R}^2$ is a Borel set. Define the slices $B_x:= \{y \in \mathbb{R}: (x,y) \in B \}$. If $\lambda$ denotes the Lebesgue measure on $\mathbb{R}$, presentations of Fubini's theorem often ...
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Hausdorff dimension and surface measure

Could someone please indicate me some reference that contains the proof of the following theorem? Below $\mathcal{H}^n$ denotes the $n$-dimensional Hausdorff outer measure in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Theorem: ...
3 votes
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Average of the sum of dirac measures

Let $(M^n,g)$ be a closed smooth Riemannian manifold. Consider a set $\mathcal B_{\epsilon}$ which consists of a maximal number of points in $M$ with pairwise distance no smaller than $\epsilon$. We ...
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Continuity of the Lebesgue measure w.r.t the Hausdorff metric

I have a question linked to Interplay of Hausdorff metric and Lebesgue measure. Let us denote as $\mathcal K(\mathbb R^n)$ the space of compact subsets of $\mathbb R^n$ endowed with the Hausdorff ...
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Classification of Euclidean-invariant measures?

Is there a classification of measures on $\mathbb R^n$ which are invariant under (Euclidean) isometries? Hausdorff measures of all kinds are examples -- could that be all of them? More precisely, By ...
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Are there any exact results for Hausdorff Measure?

The computation of the Hausdorff measure is extremely difficult due to the infimum appearing in its definition. This has made the calculation of the Hausdorff measure for nearly all fractals difficult ...
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How to show that this function is continuous (Geometric Measure Theory)

I want to prove that the function $F: \mathbb{R}_+ \to \mathbb{R}$ defined by $$F(t)=\int_{\{d=t\}} g \, d\mathcal{H}^{n-1}$$ is continuous if $g:\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n\to \mathbb{R}$ is ...
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Radon-Nikodym theorem for non-sigma finite measures

Let $(X,\mathcal M, \mu)$ be a measured space where $\mu$ is a positive measure. Let $\lambda$ be a complex measure on $(X,\mathcal M)$. When $\mu$ is sigma-finite, the Radon-Nikodym theorem provides ...
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Results for Hausdorff Measure after Linear Transformation

For the Sierpinski Triangle, $S$, the $d$ dimensional Hausdorff measure is given by, $H^{d}(S)$. If a linear transformation, $W$ is applied to $S$, with $$W(x,y)=\begin{bmatrix} 1/2 & 0 \\ 0 &...
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Hausdorff approximating measures and Borel sets

Suppose $ 1 \leq m \leq n $ are integers and for each $ 0 < \delta < \infty $ let $\mathscr{H}^{m}_{\delta} $ be the size $ \delta $ approximating measure of the $ m $ dimensional Hausdorff ...
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Converse on the rectifiability of products of rectifiable sets

Let $1\leq k\leq m$ and $1\leq l\leq n$ fixed integers, $\mathscr{H}^k$ the $k$ dimensional Hausdorff measure and $E\subset \mathbb{R}^m$. We say that : (1) $E$ is $k$ rectifiable if there exists $C\...