Laguerre Geometry of Surfaces in R^3

Let f ： M → R3 be an oriented surface with non-degenerate second fundamental form. We denote by H and K its mean curvature and Gauss curvature. Then the Laguerre volume of f, defined by L（f） = f（H2 - K）/KdM, is an invariant under the Laguerre transformations. The critical surfaces of the functional L are called Laguerre minimal surfaces. In this paper we study the Laguerre minimal surfaces in R^3 by using the Laguerre Gauss map. It is known that a generic Laguerre minimal surface has a dual Laguerre minimal surface with the same Gauss map. In this paper we show that any surface which is not Laguerre minimal is uniquely determined by its Laguerre Gauss map. We show also that round spheres are the only compact Laguerre minimal surfaces in R^3. And we give a classification theorem of surfaces in R^3 with vanishing Laguerre form.     

Laguerre isothermic surfaces in ℝ3 and their Darboux transformation

In this paper,we study Laguerre isothermic surfaces in R3.We show that the Darboux transformation of a Laguerre isothermic surface x produces a new Laguerre isothermic surface x and their respective Laguerre Gauss maps form a Darboux pair of each other at the corresponding point.We also classify the surfaces which are both Laguerre isothermic and Laguerre minimal and show that they must be Laguerre equivalent to surfaces with vanishing mean curvature in R3,R13 or R03.     

Conformal CMC-Surfaces in Lorentzian Space Forms

Let Q3 be the common conformal compactification space of the Lorentzian space forms R13, S13 and H13. We study the conformal geometry of space-like surfaces in Q3. It is shown that any conformal CMC-surface in Q3 must be conformally equivalent to a constant mean curvature surface in R13, S13 or H13. We also show that if x : M→Q3 is a space-like Willmore surface whose conformal metric g has constant curvature K, then either K = - 1 and x is conformally equivalent to a minimal surface in R13, or K = 0 and x is conformally equivalent to the surface H1(1/(2~(1/2)))×H1(1/(2~(1/2))) in H13.     

Totally real minimal 2-spheres in quaternionic projective space

Let HPn be the quaternionic projective space with constant quaternionic sectional curvature 4. Then locally there exists a tripe {I, J, K} of complex structures on HPn satisfying U = -JI = K,JK = -KJ = /, KI = -IK = J. A surface M(？) HPn is called totally real, if at each point p ∈M the tangent plane TPM is perpendicular to I(TPM), J(TPM) and K(TPM). It is known that any surface M(？)RPn(？) HPn is totally real, where RPn (?) HPn is the standard embedding of real projective space in HPn induced by the inclusion R in H, and that there are totally real surfaces in HPn which don't come from this way. In this paper we show that any totally real minimal 2-sphere in HPn is isometric to a full minimal 2-sphere in Rp2m (？) RPn(？) HPn with 2m≤n. As a consequence we show that the Veronese sequences in KP2m (m≥1) are the only totally real minimal 2-spheres with constant curvature in the quaternionic projective space.     

On Complete Hypersurfaces with Constant Mean Curvature and Finite L^P-norm Curvature in R^n＋1

By using curvature estimates, we prove that a complete non-compact hypersurface M with constant mean curvature and finite L^n-norm curvature in R^1＋1 must be minimal, so that M is a hyperplane if it is strongly stable. This is a generalization of the result on stable complete minimal hypersurfaces of R^n＋1. Moreover, complete strongly stable hypersurfaces with constant mean curvature and finite L^1-norm curvature in R^1＋1 are considered.     

Time-like Willmore surfaces in Lorentzian 3-space

Let R13 be the Lorentzian 3-space with inner product (, ). Let Q3 be the conformal compactification of R13, obtained by attaching a light-cone C∞ to R13 in infinity. Then Q3 has a standard conformal Lorentzian structure with the conformal transformation group O(3,2)/{±1}. In this paper, we study local conformal invariants of time-like surfaces in Q3 and dual theorem for Willmore surfaces in Q3. Let M (?) R13 be a time-like surface. Let n be the unit normal and H the mean curvature of the surface M. For any p ∈ M we define S12(p) = {X ∈ R13 (X - c(P),X - c(p)) = 1/H(p)2} with c(p) = P 1/H(p)n(P) ∈ R13. Then S12 (p) is a one-sheet-hyperboloid in R3, which has the same tangent plane and mean curvature as M at the point p. We show that the family {S12(p),p ∈ M} of hyperboloid in R13 defines in general two different enveloping surfaces, one is M itself, another is denoted by M (may be degenerate), and called the associated surface of M. We show that (i) if M is a time-like Willmore surface in Q3 with non-degenerate associated surface M, then M is also a time-like Willmore surface in Q3 satisfying M = M; (ii) if M is a single point, then M is conformally equivalent to a minimal surface in R13.     

Closed Strong Spacelike Curves,Fenchel Theorem and Plateau Problem in the 3-Dimensional Minkowski Space

The authors generalize the Fenchel theorem for strong spacelike closed curves of index 1 in the 3-dimensional Minkowski space, showing that the total curvature must be less than or equal to 2π. Here the strong spacelike condition means that the tangent vector and the curvature vector span a spacelike 2-plane at each point of the curve γ under consideration. The assumption of index 1 is equivalent to saying that γ winds around some timelike axis with winding number 1. This reversed Fenchel-type inequality is proved by constructing a ruled spacelike surface with the given curve as boundary and applying the Gauss-Bonnet formula. As a by-product, this shows the existence of a maximal surface with γ as the boundary.     

A Characterization of the Ejiri Torus in S~5

We conjecture that a Willmore torus having Willmore functional between 2π~2 and 2π~23~(1/2) is either conformally equivalent to the Clifford torus,or conformally equivalent to the Ejiri torus.Ejiri's torus in S~5 is the first example of Willmore surface which is not conformally equivalent to any minimal surface in any real space form.Li and Vrancken classified all Willmore surfaces of tensor product in S n by reducing them into elastic curves in S~3,and the Ejiri torus appeared as a special example.In this paper,we first prove that among all Willmore tori of tensor product,the Willmore functional of the Ejiri torus in S~5 attains the minimum 2π~23~(1/2),which indicates our conjecture holds true for Willmore surfaces of tensor product.Then we show that all Willmore tori of tensor product are unstable when the co-dimension is big enough.We also show that the Ejiri torus is unstable even in S~5.Moreover,similar to Li and Vrancken,we classify all constrained Willmore surfaces of tensor product by reducing them with elastic curves in S~3.All constrained Willmore tori obtained this way are also shown to be unstable when the co-dimension is big enough.     

Yau's uniformization conjecture for manifolds with non-maximal volume growth

The well-known Yau's uniformization conjecture states that any complete noncompact K¨ahler manifold with positive bisectional curvature is bi-holomorphic to the Euclidean space. The conjecture for the case of maximal volume growth has been recently confirmed by G. Liu in [23]. In the first part, we will give a survey on the progress.In the second part, we will consider Yau's conjecture for manifolds with non-maximal volume growth. We will show that the finiteness of the first Chern number C_1~n is an essential condition to solve Yau's conjecture by using algebraic embedding method. Moreover, we prove that,under bounded curvature conditions, C_1~n is automatically finite provided that there exists a positive line bundle with finite Chern number. In particular, we obtain a partial answer to Yau's uniformization conjecture on K¨ahler manifolds with minimal volume growth.     

On the variation of a metric and its application

Some of the variation formulas of a metric were derived in the literatures by using the local coordinates system, In this paper, We give the first and the second variation formulas of the Riemannian curvature tensor, Ricci curvature tensor and scalar curvature of a metric by using the moving frame method. We establish a relation between the variation of the volume of a metric and that of a submanifold. We find that the latter is a consequence of the former. Finally we give an application of these formulas to the variations of heat invariants. We prove that a conformally flat metric g is a critical point of the third heat invariant functional for a compact 4-dimensional manifold M, then （M, g） is either scalar flat or a space form.     

The classification of bi-quintic parametric polynomial minimal surfaces

Parametric polynomial surface is a fundamental element in CAD systems. Since the most of the classic minimal surfaces are represented by non-parametric polynomial, it is interesting to study the minimal surfaces represented in parametric polynomial form. Recently,Ganchev presented the canonical principal parameters for minimal surfaces. The normal curvature of a minimal surface expressed in these parameters determines completely the surface up to a position in the space. Based on this result, in this paper, we study the bi-quintic isothermal minimal surfaces. According to the condition that any minimal isothermal surface is harmonic,we can acquire the relationship of some control points must satisfy. Follow up, we obtain two holomorphic functions f(z) and g(z) which give the Weierstrass representation of the minimal surface. Under the constrains that the minimal surface is bi-quintic, f(z) and g(z) can be divided into two cases. One case is that f(z) is a constant and g(z) is a quadratic polynomial, and another case is that the degree of f(z) and g(z) are 2 and 1 respectively. For these two cases,we transfer the isothermal parameter to canonical principal parameter, and then compute their normal curvatures and analyze the properties of the corresponding minimal surfaces. Moreover,we study some geometric properties of the bi-quintic harmonic surfaces based on the B′ezier representation. Finally, some numerical examples are demonstrated to verify our results.     

Normal scalar curvature and a pinching theorem in S~m×R and H~m×R

We obtain an inequality in Sm×R and Hm×R which is similar to DDVV conjecture.As an application,we show that a minimal submanifold in H m×R with nonnegative scalar curvature must be a surface of the type γ×R,where γ is a geodesic in H m.In addition,we get a pinching theorem in Sm×R.     

The Greneralized Weierstrass Formula for Surfaces in R~3

The basic formula for minimal surfaces in R~3 is the Weierstrass formula whichhas a lot of deep application([1]).In 1979 K.Kenmotsu gave a representationformula for a surface with prescribed mean curvature in terms of its Gauss map([2]).We will generalize the Weierstraes formula for minimal surfaces to thecase of general surfaces,and our results cover that of Kenmotsu's.     

Lipschitz Gromov-Hausdorff appr oximat ions to two-dimensional closed piecewise flat Alexandrov spaces

We show that a closed piecewise fiat 2-dimensional Alexandrov space Σ can be bi-Lipschitz embedded into a Euclidean space such that the embedded image of Σ has a tubular neighborhood in a generalized sense. As an application, we show that for any metric space sufficiently close to Σ in the Gromov-Hausdorff topology, there is a Lipschitz Gromov-Hausdorff approximation.     

THE SURFACE AREA PRESERVING MEAN CURVATURE FLOW IN QUASI-FUCHSIAN MANIFOLDS

In this paper,we consider the surface area preserving mean curvature flow in quasi-Fuchsian 3-manifolds.We show that the flow exists for all times and converges exponentially to a smooth surface of constant mean curvature with the same surface area as the initial surface.     

三维De Sitter与Anti-de Sitter空间中的等参曲面

A spacelike surface M in 3-dimensional de sitter space S13 or 3-dimensional anti-de Sitter space H13 is called isoparametric, if M has constant principal curvatures. A timelike surface is called isoparametric, if its minimal polynomial of the shape operator is constant. In this paper, we determine the spacelike isoparametric surfaces and the timelike isoparametric surfaces in S13 and H13.     

Mbius geometry of three-dimensional Wintgen ideal submanifolds in S~5

Wintgen ideal submanifolds in space forms are those ones attaining equality at every point in the socalled DDVV inequality which relates the scalar curvature,the mean curvature and the normal scalar curvature.This property is conformal invariant;hence we study them in the framework of Mbius geometry,and restrict to three-dimensional Wintgen ideal submanifolds in S5.In particular,we give Mbius characterizations for minimal ones among them,which are also known as(3-dimensional)austere submanifolds(in 5-dimensional space forms).     

Möbius geometry of three-dimensional Wintgen ideal submanifolds in \mathbb{S}^5

Wintgen ideal submanifolds in space forms are those ones attaining equality at every point in the socalled DDVV inequality which relates the scalar curvature,the mean curvature and the normal scalar curvature.This property is conformal invariant;hence we study them in the framework of Mbius geometry,and restrict to three-dimensional Wintgen ideal submanifolds in S5.In particular,we give Mbius characterizations for minimal ones among them,which are also known as(3-dimensional)austere submanifolds(in 5-dimensional space forms).     

A COMPOUND POISSON MODEL FOR LEARNING DISCRETE BAYESIAN NETWORKS

We introduce here the concept of Bayesian networks, in compound Poisson model, which provides a graphical modeling framework that encodes the joint probability distribution for a set of random variables within a directed acyclic graph. We suggest an approach proposal which offers a new mixed implicit estimator. We show that the implicit approach applied in compound Poisson model is very attractive for its ability to understand data and does not require any prior information. A comparative study between learned estimates given by implicit and by standard Bayesian approaches is established. Under some conditions and based on minimal squared error calculations, we show that the mixed implicit estimator is better than the standard Bayesian and the maximum likelihood estimators. We illustrate our approach by considering a simulation study in the context of mobile communication networks.     

Convex hull of set in thick part of Teichmller space

Let X be a non-elementary Riemann surface of type(g,n),where g is the number of genus and n is the number of punctures with 3g-3+n1.Let T(X)be the Teichmller space of X.By constructing a certain subset E of T(X),we show that the convex hull of E with respect to the Teichmller metric,the Carathodory metric and the Weil-Petersson metric is not in any thick part of the Teichmler space,respectively.This implies that convex hulls of thick part of Teichmller space with respect to these metrics are not always in thick part of Teichmller space,as well as the facts that thick part of Teichmller space is not always convex with respect to these metrics.