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Simons cone
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Geometry/wTQf5ffQ">geometry</a> and <a href="/facts/Geometric_measure_theory/NLIQxYf9">geometric measure theory</a>, the Simons cone refers to a specific <a href="/facts/Minimal_surface/Fy7VkrLQ">minimal</a> <a href="/facts/Hypersurface/cTvtLVsV">hypersurface</a> in R 8 {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{8}} that plays a crucial role in resolving <a href="/facts/Bernstein%2527s_problem/FPBA1fcp">Bernstein's problem</a> in higher dimensions. It is named after American mathematician <a href="/facts/Jim_Simons/op947h9w">Jim Simons</a>. </p>