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We prove a sharp isoperimetric inequality in the Grushin plane and compute the corresponding isoperimetric sets.
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Monti, R., Morbidelli, D. Isoperimetric inequality in the Grushin plane. J Geom Anal 14, 355–368 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02922077
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