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Compactness Theorem

Inside a Ball $B$ in $\Bbb{R}^3$,


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\{{\rm rectifiable\ currents\ }S{\rm\ in\ }BL {\rm\ \href{Area}\ }S\leq c, {\rm\ length\ }\partial S\leq c\}
\end{displaymath}

is compact under the Flat Norm.


References

Morgan, F. ``What Is a Surface?'' Amer. Math. Monthly 103, 369-376, 1996.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26