In this study we provide a new proof of C¹,α boundary regularity for finite perimeter sets with flat boundary which are local minimizers of a variational mean curvature formula. Our proof is provided for curvature term H∈LΩ. The proof is a generalization of Cafarelli and C#243;rdoba's method, and combines techniques from geometric measure theory and the theory of viscosity solutions which have been developed in the last 50 years. We rely on the delicate interplay between the global nature of sets which are variational minimizers of a given functional, and the pointwise local nature of comparison surfaces which satisfy certain PDE. As a heuristic, in our proof we can consider the curvature as an error term which is estimated and controlled at each point of the calculation.

This work was motivated by the famous Plateau\'s Problem which concerns the existence of a minimizing set of the area functional with prescribed boundary. In order to solve the Plateau\'s Problem, we make use of different theories: the theory of varifolds, currents and locally finite perimeter sets (Caccioppoli sets). Working on the Caccioppoli sets theory, it is straightforward to prove the existence of a minimizing set in some classical problems as the isoperimetric and Plateau\'s problems. If we switch the problem to find the regularity that we can extract of some minimizing set, we come across complicated ideas and tools. Although, the Plateau\'s Problem and other classical problems are well settled. Because of that, we have extensively studied the almost minimizing condition ((; r)-minimizing sets) considered by Maggi ([?]) which subsumes some classical problems. We focused on the regularity theory extracted from this almost minimizing condition. / This work was motivated by the famous Plateau\'s Problem which concerns the existence of a minimizing set of the area functional with prescribed boundary. In order to solve the Plateau\'s Problem, we make use of different theories: the theory of varifolds, currents and locally finite perimeter sets (Caccioppoli sets). Working on the Caccioppoli sets theory, it is straightforward to prove the existence of a minimizing set in some classical problems as the isoperimetric and Plateau\'s problems. If we switch the problem to find the regularity that we can extract of some minimizing set, we come across complicated ideas and tools. Although, the Plateau\'s Problem and other classical problems are well settled. Because of that, we have extensively studied the almost minimizing condition ((; r)-minimizing sets) considered by Maggi ([?]) which subsumes some classical problems. We focused on the regularity theory extracted from this almost minimizing condition.

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / O problema de Bernstein clÃssico, resolvido por S. Bernstein em 1915-1917 em seu artigo [12], pergunta se existe um grÃfico mÃnimo completo em R3 alÃm do plano. Bernstein mostrou que a resposta para este problema à nÃo, utilizando mÃtodos analÃticos para o estudo de equaÃÃes de curvatura prescrita. Veremos aqui como este problema està relacionado com a aplicaÃÃo de Gauss deste grÃfico, e como conseqÃÃncia desta relaÃÃo iremos generalizar este teorema para uma classe de superfÃcies maior (nÃo necessariamente grÃficos), seguindo a prova dada por R. Osserman em [51]. Veremos a seguir generalizaÃÃes deste teorema em dimensÃes maiores, seguindo essencialmente os mÃtodos introduzidos Por W. Fleming em [31], e refinados posteriormente por E. De Giorgi, em [20], F. Almgren, em [6], e J. Simons, em [62], que resolvem o problema para grÃficos em Rn, n < 9 mostrando que o Ãnico grÃfico mÃnimo completo nesses espaÃos à o hiperplano. Mostraremos tambÃm que em dimensÃo n &#8805; 9, à possÃvel construir grÃficos mÃnimos completos em Rn, seguindo a prova apresentada por E. Bombieri, E. Di Giorgi e E. Giusti em [14]. Por fim, concluÃmos com uma extensÃo do teorema de Bernstein para a classe das subvariedades estÃveis com respeito à segunda variaÃÃo de volume, sob certas condiÃÃes de crescimento de curvatura ou volume, e investigaremos ainda o caso que a variedade ambiente nÃo à o espaÃo euclidiano. / The classical Bernstein problem, solved by S. Bernstein in 1915-1917 in his article [12], asks if there is a complete minimal graph in R3 besides the plane. Bernstein showed that the answer to this question is no using analytical methods for study of equations of prescribed curvature. We will see here how this problem is related to the Gauss map of the graph, and as consequence of this relationship we generalize this theorem to a larger class of surfaces (not necessarily graphs), following the proof given by R. Osserman in [51]. We will see next generalizations of this theorem in higher dimensions, following essentially the methods introduced by W. Fleming in [31], and later refined by E. De Giorgi in [20], F. Almgren in [6] and J. Simons in [62]. In fact, they solve the problem for graphs in Rn, n < 9, namely they prove that the only complete minimal graph in these espaces is the hyperplane. Following the proof given by E. Bombieri, E. De Giorgi and E. Giusti in [14], we also show that, in dimension n &#8805; 9, it is possible to construct complete minimal graphs in Rn. At last, we conclude with an extension of Bernsteinâs theorem to the class of submanifolds stable with respect to the second variation of volume, under certain conditions of curvature and volume growth, and yet we investigate the case in which the ambient manifold is not the Euclidean space.

Random measurable sets and particle processes Adam Jurčo Abstract In this thesis we deal with particle processes on more general spaces. First we in- troduce the space of Lebesgue measurable sets represented by indicator functions with topology given by L1 loc convergence. We the explore the topological properties of this space and its subspaces of sets of finite and locally finite perimeter. As these spaces do not satisfy the usual topological assumptions needed for construction of point processes we use another approach based on measure-theoretic assumptions. This will allow us to define point processes given by finite dimensional distributions on measurable subsets of the space of Lebesgue-measurable sets. Then we will derive a formula for a volume fraction of a Boolean process defined in this more general setting. Further we introduce a Boolean process with particles of finite perimeter and derive a formula for its specific perimeter. 1

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Inspired by a planar partitioning problem involving multiple unbounded chambers, this thesis investigates using classical techniques what can be said of the existence, uniqueness, and regularity of minimizers in a certain free-endpoint isoperimetric problem. In two cases, a full existence-uniqueness-regularity result is proved using a convexity technique inspired by work of Talenti. The problem studied here can be interpreted physically as the identification of the equilibrium shape of a sessile liquid drop in half-space (in the absence of gravity). This is a well-studied variational problem whose full resolution requires the use of geometric measure theory, in particular the theory of sets of finite perimeter. A crash course on the theory required for the modern statement of the equilibrium shape theorem is presented in an appendix. / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)