Minimal Surfaces Obtained by Ribaucour Transformations

We consider Ribaucour transformations between minimal surfaces and we relate such transformations to generating planar embedded ends. Applying Ribaucour transformations to Enneper's surface and to the catenoid, we obtain new families of complete, minimal surfaces, of genus zero, immersed in R ³, with infinitely many embedded planar ends or with any finite number of such ends. Moreover, each surface has one or two nonplanar ends. A particular family is obtained from the catenoid, for each pair (n,m), nm, such that n m0 is an irreducible rational number. For any such pair, we get a 1-parameter family of finite total curvature, complete minimal surfaces with n+2 ends, n embedded planar ends and two nonplanar ends of geometric index m, whose total curvature is –4(n+m). The analytic interpretation of a Ribaucour transformation as a Bäcklund type transformation and a superposition formula for the nonlinear differential equation = e^-2 is included.     

Rigidity and sphere theorem for manifolds with positive Ricci curvature

LetM be a complete Riemannian manifold with Ricci curvature having a positive lower bound. In this paper, we prove some rigidity theorems forM by the existence of a nice minimal hypersurface and a sphere theorem aboutM. We also generalize a Myers theorem stating that there is no closed immersed minimal submanifolds in an open hemisphere to the case that the ambient space is a complete Riemannian manifold withk-th Ricci curvature having a positive lower bound. Supported by the JSPS postdoctoral fellowship and NSF of China     

On the Ricci curvature of a hypersurface in a space form

We give an estimate for the Ricci curvature of a complete hypersurface M in a hyperbolic space H and in a sphere S under the same condition. As its application, we give the condition for unboundedness of a complete hypersurface M.     

Stable minimal hypersurfaces in a Riemannian manifold with pinched negative sectional curvature

We give an estimate of the smallest spectral value of the Laplace operator on a complete noncompact stable minimal hypersurface M in a complete simply connected Riemannian manifold with pinched negative sectional curvature. In the same ambient space, we prove that if a complete minimal hypersurface M has sufficiently small total scalar curvature then M has only one end. We also obtain a vanishing theorem for L ² harmonic 1-forms on minimal hypersurfaces in a Riemannian manifold with sectional curvature bounded below by a negative constant. Moreover, we provide sufficient conditions for a minimal hypersurface in a Riemannian manifold with nonpositive sectional curvature to be stable.     

Stable minimal hypersurfaces in locally symmetric spaces

LetM be a complete non‐compact stable minimal hypersurface in a locally symmetric space N of nonnegative Ricci curvature. We prove that if the integral of square norm of the second fundamental form is finite, i.e., ∫_M |A |² dv < ∞, then M must be totally geodesic. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Compact minimal hypersurfaces with index one in the real projective space

Let M ⁿ be a compact (two-sided) minimal hypersurface in a Riemannian manifold . It is a simple fact that if has positive Ricci curvature then M cannot be stable (i.e. its Jacobi operator L has index at least one). If is the unit sphere and L has index one, then it is known that M must be a totally geodesic equator.?We prove that if is the real projective space , obtained as a metric quotient of the unit sphere, and the Jacobi operator of M has index one, then M is either a totally geodesic sphere or the quotient to the projective space of the hypersurface obtained as the product of two spheres of dimensions n ₁, n ₂ and radius R ₁, R ₂, with and . Received: June 6, 1998     

Pinching of the first eigenvalue of the Laplacian and almost-Einstein hypersurfaces of the Euclidean space

In this article, we prove new pinching theorems for the first eigenvalue λ₁(M) of the Laplacian on compact hypersurfaces of the Euclidean space. These pinching results are associated with the upper bound for λ₁(M) in terms of higher order mean curvatures H _k . We show that under a suitable pinching condition, the hypersurface is diffeomorpic and almost-isometric to a standard sphere. Moreover, as a corollary, we show that a hypersurface of the Euclidean space which is almost-Einstein is diffeomorpic and almost-isometric to a standard sphere.      

New minimal surfaces in the hyperbolic space

We obtain new complete minimal surfaces in the hyperbolic space H3, by using Ribaucour transformations. Starting with the family of spherical catenoids in H~3 found by Mori(1981), we obtain 2-and 3-parameter families of new minimal surfaces in the hyperbolic space, by solving a non trivial integro-differential system. Special choices of the parameters provide minimal surfaces whose parametrizations are defined on connected regions of R~2 minus a disjoint union of Jordan curves. Any connected region bounded by such a Jordan curve, generates a complete minimal surface, whose boundary at infinity of H~3 is a closed curve. The geometric properties of the surfaces regarding the ends, completeness and symmetries are discussed.     

Density Theorems for Complete Minimal Surfaces in {\mathbb{R}}^{3}

In this paper we have proved several approximation theorems for the family of minimal surfaces in that imply, among other things, that complete minimal surfaces are dense in the space of all minimal surfaces endowed with the topology of C ^k convergence on compact sets, for any . As a consequence of the above density result, we have been able to produce the first example of a complete proper minimal surface in with uncountably many ends. This research is partially supported by MEC-FEDER Grant no. MTM2004 - 00160.     

Helicoidal surfaces rotating/translating under the mean curvature flow

We describe all possible self-similar motions of immersed hypersurfaces in Euclidean space under the mean curvature flow and derive the corresponding hypersurface equations. Then we present a new two-parameter family of immersed helicoidal surfaces that rotate/translate with constant velocity under the flow. We look at their limiting behaviour as the pitch of the helicoidal motion goes to 0 and compare it with the limiting behaviour of the classical helicoidal minimal surfaces. Finally, we give a classification of the immersed cylinders in the family of constant mean curvature helicoidal surfaces.     

Submanifolds with Flat Normal Bundle

Let M be a compact orientable submanifold immersed in a Riemannian manifold of constant curvature with flat normal bundle. This paper gives intrinsic conditions for M to be totally umbilical or a local product of several totally umbilical submanifolds. It is proved especially that a compact hypersurface in the Euclidean space with constant scalar curvature and nonnegative Ricci curvature is a sphere.     

Total Scalar Curvature and L 2 Harmonic 1-Forms on a Minimal Hypersurface in Euclidean Space

Let M ⁿ , n 3, be a complete oriented immersed minimal hypersurface in Euclidean space R ⁿ⁺¹. We show that if the total scalar curvature on M is less than the n/2 power of 1/C _s , where C _s is the Sobolev constant for M, then there are no L ² harmonic 1-forms on M. As corollaries, such a minimal hypersurface contains no nontrivial harmonic functions with finite Dirichlet integral and so it has only one end. This implies finally that M is a hyperplane.     

Low-type submanifolds of real space forms via the immersions by projectors

We undertake a comprehensive study of submanifolds of low Chen-type (1, 2, or 3) in non-flat real space forms, immersed into a suitable (pseudo) Euclidean space of symmetric matrices by projection operators. Some previous results for submanifolds of the unit sphere (obtained in [A. Ros, Eigenvalue inequalities for minimal submanifolds and P-manifolds, Math. Z. 187 (1984) 393–404; M. Barros, B.Y. Chen, Spherical submanifolds which are of 2-type via the second standard immersion of the sphere, Nagoya Math. J. 108 (1987) 77–91; I. Dimitrić, Spherical hypersurfaces with low type quadric representation, Tokyo J. Math. 13 (1990) 469–492; J.T. Lu, Hypersurfaces of a sphere with 3-type quadric representation, Kodai Math. J. 17 (1994) 290–298]) are generalized and extended to real projective and hyperbolic spaces as well as to the sphere. In particular, we give a characterization of 2-type submanifolds of these space forms with parallel mean curvature vector. We classify 2-type hypersurfaces in these spaces and give two sets of necessary conditions for a minimal hypersurface to be of 3-type and for a hypersurface with constant mean curvature to be mass-symmetric and of 3-type. These conditions are then used to classify such hypersurfaces of dimension n5. For example, the complete minimal hypersurfaces of the unit sphere Sⁿ⁺¹ which are of 3-type via the immersion by projectors are exactly the 3-dimensional Cartan minimal hypersurface and the Clifford minimal hypersurfaces M_k,n−k for n≠2k. An interesting characterization of horospheres in is also obtained.     

First nonzero eigenvalue of a pseudo-umbilical hypersurface in the unit sphere

S. Deshmukh has obtained interesting results for first nonzero eigenvalue of a minimal hypersurface in the unit sphere. In the present article, we generalize these results to pseudoumbilical hypersurface and prove: What conditions are satisfied by the first nonzero eigenvalue λ ₁ of the Laplacian operator on a compact immersed pseudo-umbilical hypersurface M in the unit sphere S ⁿ⁺¹. We also show that a compact immersed pseudo-umbilical hypersurface of the unit sphere S ⁿ⁺¹ with λ ₁ = n is either isometric to the sphere S ⁿ or for this hypersurface an inequaluity is fulfilled in which sectional curvatures of the hypersuface M participate.     

Zur Theorie verallgemeinerter torsaler Strahlflächen

In this paper we will investigate (k+1)-dimensional generalized ruled surfaces generated by a one-parameter family ofk-dimensional linear subspaces of then-dimensional Euclidean spaceE _n . Some results which are well-known for developable surfaces are proved for generalized ruled surfaces: Generalized developable surfaces are locally either cyclinders, cones or tangent surfaces. Each regular surface on a generalized ruled surface is locally Euclidean if and only if is developable. Each locally Euclidean hypersurface is a generalized developable hypersurface. Furthermore, the hypersurfaces with vanishing Gaussian curvature and the locally Euclidean hypersurfaces on generalized rule hypersurfaces will be characterized.     

A characterization of Moebius isoparametric hypersurfaces of the sphere

We consider a proper, umbilic-free immersion of an n-dimensional manifold M in the sphere S ⁿ⁺¹. We show that M is a Moebius isoparametric hypersurface if, and only if, it is a cyclide of Dupin or a Dupin hypersurface with constant Moebius curvature.     

Webs of Lagrangian tori in projective symplectic manifolds

For a Lagrangian torus A in a simply-connected projective symplectic manifold M, we prove that M has a hypersurface disjoint from a deformation of A. This implies that a Lagrangian torus in a compact hyperkähler manifold is a fiber of an almost holomorphic Lagrangian fibration, giving an affirmative answer to a question of Beauville’s. Our proof employs two different tools: the theory of action-angle variables for algebraically completely integrable Hamiltonian systems and Wielandt’s theory of subnormal subgroups.     

Characterization of order 3 algebraic immersed minimal surfaces of <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis><Superscript>3</Superscript>

In this paper we prove that if is a minimal immersion of a compact surface and , for some homogeneous polynomial f of degree 3 on R ⁴, then, M is a torus and is one of the examples given by Lawson (1970, Complete minimal surfaces in S ³. Ann. Math. 92(2), 335–374).      

Hyperbolic complete minimal surfaces with arbitrary topology

We show a method to construct orientable minimal surfaces in with arbitrary topology. This procedure gives complete examples of two different kinds: surfaces whose Gauss map omits four points of the sphere and surfaces with a bounded coordinate function. We also apply these ideas to construct stable minimal surfaces with high topology which are incomplete or complete with boundary.

     

An extension of Jellett's theorem

The aim of this work is to show that a star-shaped hypersurface of constant mean curvature into the Euclidean sphere Sn+1 must be a geodesic sphere. This result extends the one obtained by Jellett in 1853 for such type of surfaces in the Euclidean space R³. In order to do that we will compute a useful formula for the Laplacian of a new support function defined over a hypersurface M of a Riemannian manifold .