Isoperimetric inequality for nonlocal bi-axial discrete perimeter

Abstract

In the present manuscript we address and solve for the first time a nonlocal discrete isoperimetric problem. We consider indeed a generalization of the classical perimeter, what we call a nonlocal bi-axial discrete perimeter, where, not only the external boundary of a polyomino $\mathcal{P}$ contributes to the perimeter, but all internal and external components of $\mathcal{P}$. Furthermore, we find and characterize its minimizers in the class of polyominoes with fixed area $n$. Moreover, we explain how the solution of the nonlocal discrete isoperimetric problem is related to the rigorous study of the metastable behavior of a long-range bi-axial Ising model.

43 pages, 21 figures