We investigate the Edge-Isoperimetric Problem (EIP) for sets with n elements of the cubic lattice by emphasizing its relation with the emergence of the Wulff shape in the crystallization problem.… Click to show full abstract
We investigate the Edge-Isoperimetric Problem (EIP) for sets with n elements of the cubic lattice by emphasizing its relation with the emergence of the Wulff shape in the crystallization problem. Minimizers M n of the edge perimeter are shown to deviate from a corresponding cubic Wulff configuration with respect to their symmetric difference by at most O ( n 3 / 4 ) elements. The exponent 3 / 4 is optimal. This extends to the cubic lattice analogous results that have already been established for the triangular, the hexagonal, and the square lattice in two space dimensions.
               
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