OPEN PROBLEMS IN SOAP BUBBLE GEOMETRY

Abstract

The Burlington Mathfest in August 1995 included an AMS Special Session on Soap Bubble Geometry, organized by Frank Morgan. At the end of the session, participants were asked to pose open problems related to bubble geometry. We have collected those problems here, adding a few introductory comments. Participants in the special session included the following: Fred Almgren, Princeton U. Megan Barber, Williams C. Ken Brakke, Susquehanna U. John Cahn, NIST Joel Foisy, Duke U. Christopher French, U.Chicago Scott Greenleaf, SUNY Stony Brook Karsten Groeß-Brauckmann, Bonn Joel Hass, UC Davis Aladár Heppes, Budapest Michael Hutchings, Harvard U. Jenny Kelley, Rutgers U. Andy Kraynik, Sandia Rob Kusner, U.Massachusetts Rafael Lopez, Granada Joe Masters, U.Texas Helen Moore, Bowdoin C. Frank Morgan, Williams C. Ivars Peterson, Science News Robert Phelan, Dublin Joel Shore, McGill U. John Sullivan, U.Minnesota Italo Tamanini, Trento Jean Taylor, Rutgers U. Jennifer Tice, Williams C. Brian Wecht, Williams C. Henry Wente, U.Toledo Brian White, Stanford U.