The standard double bubble is the unique stable double bubble in 𝐑²
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- 17 April 2002
- journal article
- Published by American Mathematical Society (AMS) in Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society
- Vol. 130 (9) , 2745-2751
Abstract
We prove that the only equilibrium double bubble in R 2 \mathbf {R}^2 which is stable for fixed areas is the standard double bubble. This uniqueness result also holds for small stable double bubbles in surfaces, where it is new even for perimeter-minimizing double bubbles.Keywords
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