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Isoperimetric Profile


An isoperimetric profile gives the least possible perimeter of a set with a prescribed volume. For an open set U subset= R^n, its relative isoperimetric profile is

 I_U(v)=inf{P(E;U):E subset= U, V(E)=v},

where P(E;U) is relative perimeter and V is Lebesgue measure.

For the unit cube Q=(0,1)^3, Deng et al. (2026) reported

 I_Q(v)=min{(9pi/2)^(1/3)w^(2/3),sqrt(piw),1},

where w=min{v,1-v} and 0<=v<=1. Up to isometries of the cube, complementation, and changes on sets of measure zero, the minimizers are corner eighth-balls, edge quarter-cylinders, and coordinate slabs. The transitions occur at w=4pi/81 and w=1/pi, with both adjacent types minimizing at each transition (Deng et al. 2026).


See also

Isoperimetric Inequality, Isoperimetric Problem, Relative Perimeter

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References

Deng, B.; Li, J.; and Liu, Y. "Relative Isoperimetry in the Three-Dimensional Cube: Classification and Quantitative Stability." 6 Oct 2026. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.08644.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Isoperimetric Profile." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/IsoperimetricProfile.html

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