The constancy of principal curvatures of curvature-adapted submanifolds in symmetric spaces

In this paper, we investigate complete curvature-adapted submanifolds with maximal flat section and trivial normal holonomy group in symmetric spaces of compact type or non-compact type under a certain condition, and derive the constancy of the principal curvatures of such submanifolds. As a result, we derive that such submanifolds are isoparametric.     

Ricci Curvature of Certain Submanifolds in Kenmotsu Space Forms

In this paper, we obtain some sharp inequalities between the Ricci cur- vature and the squared mean curvature for bi-slant and semi-slant submanifolds in Kenmotsu space forms. Estimates of the scalar curvature and the k-Ricci curvature, in terms of the squared mean curvature, are also proved respectively.     

Möbius Isoparametric Hypersurfaces in S n+1 with Two Distinct Principal Curvatures

A hypersurface x : M → S ⁿ⁺¹ without umbilic point is called a Möbius isoparametric hypersurface if its Möbius form Φ = ?ρ ^?2∑ _i (e _i (H) + ∑ _j (h _ij ?Hδ _ij )e _j (log ρ))θ _i vanishes and its Möbius shape operator $ {\Bbb {S}}A hypersurface x : M → S ^{n +1} without umbilic point is called a M?bius isoparametric hypersurface if its M?bius form Φ = −ρ⁻²∑ _i (e _i (H) + ∑ _j (h _ij −Hδ _ij )e _j (log ρ))θ _i vanishes and its M?bius shape operator ? = ρ⁻¹(S−Hid) has constant eigenvalues. Here {e _i } is a local orthonormal basis for I = dx·dx with dual basis {θ _i }, II = ∑ _ij h _ij θ _i ⊗θ _i is the second fundamental form, and S is the shape operator of x. It is clear that any conformal image of a (Euclidean) isoparametric hypersurface in S ^{n +1} is a M?bius isoparametric hypersurface, but the converse is not true. In this paper we classify all M?bius isoparametric hypersurfaces in S ^{n +1} with two distinct principal curvatures up to M?bius transformations. By using a theorem of Thorbergsson [1] we also show that the number of distinct principal curvatures of a compact M?bius isoparametric hypersurface embedded in S ^{n +1} can take only the values 2, 3, 4, 6. Received September 7, 2001, Accepted January 30, 2002     

Dupin Hypersurfaces with Four Principal Curvatures

Using the method of moving frames, we prove that any irreducible Dupin hypersurface in S ⁵ with four distinct principal curvatures and constant Lie curvature is equivalent by Lie sphere transformation to an isoparametric hypersurface in S ⁵.     

复射影空间中曲率齐性实超曲面

本文讨论复射影空间中曲率齐性实超曲面，在适当条件下证明了它与复射影空间中等参超曲面等价，因此得到它的局部结构。     

Gradient map of isoparametric polynomial and its application to Ginzburg-Landau system

In this note, we study properties of the gradient map of the isoparametric polynomial. For a given isoparametric hypersurface in sphere, we calculate explicitly the gradient map of its isoparametric polynomial which turns out many interesting phenomenons and applications. We find that it should map not only the focal submanifolds to focal submanifolds, isoparametric hypersurfaces to isoparametric hypersurfaces, but also map isoparametric hypersurfaces to focal submanifolds. In particular, it turns out to be a homogeneous polynomial automorphism on certain isoparametric hypersurface. As an immediate consequence, we get the Brouwer degree of the gradient map which was firstly obtained by Peng and Tang with moving frame method. Following Farina's construction, another immediate consequence is a counterexample of the Brézis question about the symmetry for the Ginzburg-Landau system in dimension 6, which gives a partial answer toward the Open problem 2 raised by Farina.     

A Characterization for Geodsic Spheres in Space Forms

We use the maximum principle for second-order elliptic operators to establish a sufficient condition for a compact hypersurface in a space form to be a geodesic sphere in terms of a pinching for the s-mean curvature.     

The classification of golden shaped hypersurfaces in Lorentz space forms

In this paper, we will study the golden shaped hypersurfaces in Lorentz space forms. Based on the classification of isoparametric hypersurfaces, we obtain the whole families of the golden shaped hypersurfaces in Minkowski space, de Sitter space and anti-de Sitter space, respectively.     

On spacelike hypersurfaces with constant scalar curvature in locally symmetric Lorentz spaces

The purpose of this paper is to study compact or complete spacelike hypersurfaces with constant normalized scalar curvature in a locally symmetric Lorentz space satisfying some curvature conditions. We give an optimal estimate of the squared norm of the second fundamental form of such hypersurfaces. Furthermore, the totally umbilical hypersurfaces are characterized.     

An estimate of the pinching constant of minimal hypersurfaces with constant scalar curvature in the unit sphere

LetM ⁿ (n>3) be a closed minimal hypersurface with constant scalar curvature in the unit sphereS ⁿ⁺¹ (1) andS the square of the length of its second fundamental form. In this paper we prove thatS>n implies estimates of the formS>n+cn−d withc≥1/4. For example, forn>17 andS>n we proveS>n+1/4n which is sharper than a recent result of the authors [5] The second author's research was supported by NNSFC, FECC and CPSF.     

关于单位球面的子流形的一个Pinching定理

设Ｍ是单位球面的一个浸入子流形,ＵＭ＝∪ＵＭｘ是Ｍ的单位切丛.本文研究函数ｆ（ｘ）＝ｍａｘ－Ｂ（ｕ,ｕ）－Ｂ（ｖ,ｖ）２。其中Ｂ是Ｍ的第二基本形式．当Ｍ具平行平均曲率时,我们给出关于第二基本形式的一个Ｐｉｎｃｈｉｎｇ定理．对Ｍ是极小的情形,我们有相同的讨论．