In this paper we give a complete answer to the famous gradient
problem of C. E. Weil. On an open set $G\subset \mathbb{R}^{2}$ we construct a
differentiable function $f:G\to\mathbb{R}$ for which there exists an open
set $\Omega_{1}\subset\mathbb{R}^{2}$ such that $\nabla f(\mathbf{p})\in \Omega_{1}$ for
a $\mathbf{p}\in G$ but $\nabla f(\mathbf{q})\not\in\Omega_{1}$ for almost every
$\mathbf{q}\in G$. This shows that the Denjoy-Clarkson property does not
hold in higher dimensions.
@article{1136999135,
author = {Buczolich, Zolt\'an},
title = {Solution to the gradient problem of C.E. Weil},
journal = {Rev. Mat. Iberoamericana},
volume = {21},
number = {2},
year = {2005},
pages = { 889-910},
language = {en},
url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/1136999135}
}
Buczolich, Zoltán. Solution to the gradient problem of C.E. Weil. Rev. Mat. Iberoamericana, Tome 21 (2005) no. 2, pp. 889-910. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1136999135/