 Perimeter decrease under Steiner symmetrization (source code)

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= Perimeter decrease under Steiner symmetrization

For a convex planar domain between graphs $u_-$ and $u_+$, the Euclidean triangle inequality gives
$$
\sqrt{1+u_+'{}^2}+\sqrt{1+u_-'{}^2}
\geq\sqrt{4+(u_+'-u_-')^2},
$$
which is the pointwise perimeter comparison with its symmetrization.

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