We consider the structure of divergence-free vector measures on the plane. We show that such measures can be decomposed into measures induced by closed simple curves. More generally, we show that if the divergence of a planar vector-valued measure is a signed measure, then the vector-valued measure can be decomposed into measures induced by simple curves (not necessarily closed). As an application we generalize certain rigidity properties of divergence-free vector fields to vector-valued measures. Namely, we show that if a locally finite vector-valued measure has zero divergence, vanishes in the lower half-space and the normal component of the unit tangent vector of the measure is bounded from below (in the upper half-plane), then the measure is identically zero.

On the structure of divergence-free measures on R2 / Bonicatto, Paolo.; Gusev, Nikolay A.. - In: ADVANCES IN CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS. - ISSN 1864-8258. - 15:4(2022), pp. 879-911. [10.1515/acv-2020-0066]

On the structure of divergence-free measures on R2

Bonicatto, Paolo.;
2022-01-01

Abstract

We consider the structure of divergence-free vector measures on the plane. We show that such measures can be decomposed into measures induced by closed simple curves. More generally, we show that if the divergence of a planar vector-valued measure is a signed measure, then the vector-valued measure can be decomposed into measures induced by simple curves (not necessarily closed). As an application we generalize certain rigidity properties of divergence-free vector fields to vector-valued measures. Namely, we show that if a locally finite vector-valued measure has zero divergence, vanishes in the lower half-space and the normal component of the unit tangent vector of the measure is bounded from below (in the upper half-plane), then the measure is identically zero.
2022
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Bonicatto, Paolo.; Gusev, Nikolay A.
On the structure of divergence-free measures on R2 / Bonicatto, Paolo.; Gusev, Nikolay A.. - In: ADVANCES IN CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS. - ISSN 1864-8258. - 15:4(2022), pp. 879-911. [10.1515/acv-2020-0066]
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