Published Paper

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Last Updated: 12 mar 2002

Journal: Ann. Scuola Norm. Sup. Cl. Sci.
Volume: XXV
Number: 4
Pages: 179-196
Year: 1997

Abstract:

We introduce the notion of generalized mean curvature of a measure. We then focus attention on functionals depending on curvatures, investigating their weak lower semicontinuity. A crucial role in this study is played by the dimension of the tangent spaces to a measure.