Fractional Sobolev Regularity for the Brouwer Degree

We prove that if $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^n$ is a bounded open set and $n\alpha> {\rm dim}_b (\partial \Omega) = d$, then the Brouwer degree deg$(v,\Omega,\cdot)$ of any H\"older function $v\in C^{0,\alpha}\left (\Omega, \mathbb R^{n}\right)$ belongs to the Sobolev space $W^{\beta, p} (\mathbb R^n)$ for every $0\leq \beta < \frac{n}{p} - \frac{d}{\alpha}$. This extends a summability result of Olbermann and in fact we get, as a byproduct, a more elementary proof of it. Moreover we show the optimality of the range of exponents in the following sense: for every $\beta\geq 0$ and $p\geq 1$ with $\beta > \frac{n}{p} - \frac{n-1}{\alpha}$ there is a vector field $v\in C^{0, \alpha} (B_1, \mathbb R^n)$ with \mbox{deg}\, (v, \Omega, \cdot)\notin W^{\beta, p}, where $B_1 \subset \mathbb R^n$ is the unit ball.Comment: 12 pages, 1 figur

Regularity of area minimizing currents II: center manifold

This is the second paper of a series of three on the regularity of higher codimension area minimizing integral currents. Here we perform the second main step in the analysis of the singularities, namely the construction of a center manifold, i.e. an approximate average of the sheets of an almost flat area minimizing current. Such center manifold is complemented with a Lipschitz multi-valued map on its normal bundle, which approximates the current with a highe degree of accuracy. In the third and final paper these objects are used to conclude a new proof of Almgren's celebrated dimension bound on the singular set.Comment: In the new version the proofs and the structure are improved and some minor errors have been correcte

Regularity of area minimizing currents III: blow-up

This is the last of a series of three papers in which we give a new, shorter proof of a slightly improved version of Almgren's partial regularity of area minimizing currents in Riemannian manifolds. Here we perform a blow-up analysis deducing the regularity of area minimizing currents from that of Dir-minimizing multiple valued functions

The min--max construction of minimal surfaces

In this paper we survey with complete proofs some well--known, but hard to find, results about constructing closed embedded minimal surfaces in a closed 3-dimensional manifold via min--max arguments. This includes results of J. Pitts, F. Smith, and L. Simon and F. Smith.Comment: 42 pages, 13 figure