The structure of some classes of <Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>-contact manifolds

We study projective curvature tensor in K-contact and Sasakian manifolds. We prove that (1) if a K-contact manifold is quasi projectively flat then it is Einstein and (2) a K-contact manifold is ξ-projectively flat if and only if it is Einstein Sasakian. Necessary and sufficient conditions for a K-contact manifold to be quasi projectively flat and φ-projectively flat are obtained. We also prove that for a (2n + 1)-dimensional Sasakian manifold the conditions of being quasi projectively flat, φ-projectively flat and locally isometric to the unit sphere S ²ⁿ⁺¹ (1) are equivalent. Finally, we prove that a compact φ-projectively flat K-contact manifold with regular contact vector field is a principal S ¹-bundle over an almost Kaehler space of constant holomorphic sectional curvature 4.     

Surfaces with parallel normalized mean curvature vector

A surfaceM in a Riemannian manifold is said to have parallel normalized mean curvature vector if the mean curvature vector is nonzero and the unit vector in the direction of the mean curvature vector is parallel in the normal bundle. In this paper, it is proved that every analytic surface in a euclideanm-spaceE ^m with parallel normalized mean curvature vector must either lies in aE ⁴ or lies in a hypersphere ofE ^m as a minimal surface. Moreover, it is proved that if a Riemann sphere inE ^m has parallel normalized mean curvature vector, then it lies either in aE ³ or in a hypersphere ofE ^m as a minimal surfaces. Applications to the classification of surfaces with constant Gauss curvature and with parallel normalized mean curvature vector are also given.     

Minimal helix surfaces in <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Superscript>×ℝ

An immersed surface M in N ⁿ ×ℝ is a helix if its tangent planes make constant angle with ∂ _t . We prove that a minimal helix surface M, of arbitrary codimension is flat. If the codimension is one, it is totally geodesic. If the sectional curvature of N is positive, a minimal helix surfaces in N ⁿ ×ℝ is not necessarily totally geodesic. When the sectional curvature of N is nonpositive, then M is totally geodesic. In particular, minimal helix surfaces in Euclidean n-space are planes. We also investigate the case when M has parallel mean curvature vector: A complete helix surface with parallel mean curvature vector in Euclidean n-space is a plane or a cylinder of revolution. Finally, we use Eikonal f functions to construct locally any helix surface. In particular every minimal one can be constructed taking f with zero Hessian.     

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.     

On three-dimensional conformally flat quasi-Sasakian manifolds

LetM be a 3-dimensional quasi-Sasakian manifold. On such a manifold, the so-called structure function is defined. With the help of this function, we find necessary and sufficient conditions forM to be conformally flat. Next it is proved that ifM is additionally conformally flat with = const., then (a)M is locally a product ofR and a 2-dimensional Kählerian space of constant Gauss curvature (the cosymplectic case), or (b)M is of constant positive curvature (the non cosymplectic case; here the quasi-Sasakian structure is homothetic to a Sasakian structure). An example of a 3-dimensional quasi-Sasakian structure being conformally flat with nonconstant structure function is also described. For conformally flat quasi-Sasakian manifolds of higher dimensions see [O₁]     

Eigenvalue estimates for submanifolds with bounded mean curvature in the hyperbolic space

Let M be an n-dimensional complete non-compact submanifold in a hyperbolic space with the norm of its mean curvature vector bounded by a constant . We prove in this paper that . In particular when M is minimal we have and this is sharp because equality holds when M is totally geodesic. Received September 14, 1999; in final form November 12, 1999 / Published online December 8, 2000     

关于复射影空间的三维全实极小子流形

本文给出复射影空间中三维紧致全实极小子流形的Ricci曲率和数量曲率的鞭些拼挤定理.特别是证得:若M³是CP³的紧致全实极小子流形且它的Ricci曲率大于1/6,则M³是全测地的.     

Complete noncompact manifolds with harmonic curvature

Let (M ⁿ , g) be an n-dimensional complete noncompact Riemannian manifold with harmonic curvature and positive Sobolev constant. In this paper, by employing an elliptic estimation method, we show that (M ⁿ , g) is a space form if it has sufficiently small L ^n/2-norms of trace-free curvature tensor and nonnegative scalar curvature. Moreover, we get a gap theorem for (M ⁿ , g) with positive scalar curvature.     

Spherical 2-type hypersurfaces

A hypersurface (not necessarily compact) of a hypersphereS ⁿ⁺¹ of a Euclidean spaceE ⁿ⁺² is of 2-type if and only if it has constant nonzero mean curvature inS ⁿ⁺¹ and constant scalar curvature, unless it is a portion of a small hypersphere inS ⁿ⁺¹. This shows that the 2-type compact hypersurfaces of a hypersphere are mass-symmetric.     

The Minding formula and its applications

We apply the Minding Formula for geodesic curvature and the Gauss-Bonnet Formula to calculate the total Gaussian curvature of certain 2-dimensional open complete branched Riemannian manifolds, the M\cal M surfaces. We prove that for an M\cal M surface, the total curvature depends only on its Euler characteristic and the local behaviour of its metric at ends and branch points. Then we check that many important surfaces, such as complete minimal surfaces in \Bbb Rⁿ{\Bbb R}^n with finite total curvature, complete constant mean curvature surfaces in hyperbolic 3-space H³ (–1) with finite total curvature, are actually branch point free M\cal M surfaces. Therefore as corollaries we give simple proofs of some classical theorems such as the Chern-Osserman theorem for complete minimal surfaces in \Bbb Rⁿ{\Bbb R}^n with finite total curvature. For the reader's convenience, we also derive the Minding Formula.     

When are the tangent sphere bundles of a Riemannian manifold <Emphasis Type="Italic">η</Emphasis>-Einstein?

We study the geometry of a tangent sphere bundle of a Riemannian manifold (M, g). Let M be an n-dimensional Riemannian manifold and T _r M be the tangent bundle of M of constant radius r. The main theorem is that T _r M equipped with the standard contact metric structure is η-Einstein if and only if M is a space of constant sectional curvature \frac1r²{\frac{1}{r^2}} or \fracn-2r²{\frac{n-2}{r^2}}.     

双曲空间形式中具有常平均曲率的超曲面(英文)

本文研究了双曲空间形式H~(n+1)(—1)中具有常平均曲率及两个离散主曲率(其中一个主曲率是1-重)的完备连通可定向的n-维超曲面M~n.利用活动标架,得到如果M~n的基本形式的模长满足刚性条件(1.3),那么M~n同构双曲柱面.     

Complete Riemannian manifolds with pointwise pinched curvature

An analogous Bonnet-Myers theorem is obtained for a complete and positively curved n-dimensional (n≥3) Riemannian manifold M ⁿ . We prove that if n≥4 and the curvature operator of M ⁿ is pointwise pinched, or if n=3 and the Ricci curvature of M ³ is pointwise pinched, then M ⁿ is compact. Oblatum 4-II-1999 & 10-XI-1999?Published online: 21 February 2000     

Conformally Flat Hypersurfaces of E4

We consider 3-dimensional conformally flat hypersurfaces of E ⁴ with 2 different principal curvatures such that the coordinate directions are principal directions. We describe explicitly those which allow an immersion with constant mean curvature. They are shown to be in close correspondence with solutions of the nonlinear integrable sine-Gordon and sinh-Gordon equations. Conversely, this provides a geometrical characterization for this particular class of conformally flat hypersurfaces of E ⁴.     

Parallel Codazzi tensors with submanifold applications

A decomposition theorem is established for a class of closed Riemannian submanifolds immersed in a space form of the constant sectional curvature. In particular, it is shown that if M has nonnegative sectional curvature and admits a Codazzi tensor with “parallel mean curvature”, then M is locally isometric to a direct product of irreducible factors determined by the spectrum of that tensor. This decomposition is global when M is simply connected, and generalizes what is known for immersed submanifolds with parallel mean curvature vector.     

Rigidity of minimal submanifolds in hyperbolic space

We prove that if an n-dimensional complete minimal submanifold M in hyperbolic space has sufficiently small total scalar curvature then M has only one end. We also prove that for such M there exist no nontrivial L ² harmonic 1-forms on M.     

SPACELIKE SUBMANIFOLDS IN THE DE SITTER SPACE Sp^（n＋p）（c）WITH CONSTANT SCALAR CURVATURE

Let M^n be a closed spacelike submanifold isometrically immersed in de Sitter space Sp^(n p)(c)， Denote by R,H and S the normalized scalar curvature,the mean curvature and the square of the length of the second fundamental form of M^n ,respectively. Suppose R is constant and R≤c. The pinching problem on S is studied and a rigidity theorem for M^n immersed in Sp^(n p)(c) with parallel normalized mean curvature vector field is proved. When n≥3, the pinching constant is the best. Thus, the mistake of the paper “Space-like hypersurfaces in de Sitter space with constant scalar curvature”(see Manus Math, 1998,95 :499-505) is corrected. Moreover,the reduction of the codimension when M^n is a complete submanifold in Sp^(n p)(c) with parallel normalized mean curvature vector field is investigated.     

On the compactness of constant mean curvature hypersurfaces with finite total curvature

In this work we consider a complete submanifold M with parallel mean curvature vector h immersed in a space form of constant sectional curvature c ￡ 0c\leq 0. If M has finite total curvature and |H|² > -c|H|^2>-c, we prove that M must be compact.     

On vertical skew symmetric almost contact 3-structures

We consider a (2m + 3)-dimensional Riemannian manifold M(ξ _r, η^r, g ) endowed with a vertical skew symmetric almost contact 3-structure. Such manifold is foliated by 3-dimensional submanifolds of constant curvature tangent to the vertical distribution and the square of the length of the vertical structure vector field is an isoparametric function. If, in addition, M(ξ _r, η^r, g ) is endowed with an f -structure φ, M, turns out to be a framed f−CR-manifold. The fundamental 2-form Ω associated with φ is a presymplectic form. Locally, M is the Riemannian product of two totally geodesic submanifolds, where is a 2m-dimensional Kaehlerian submanifold and is a 3-dimensional submanifold of constant curvature. If M is not compact, a class of local Hamiltonians of Ω is obtained.     

Contact metric manifolds with <Emphasis Type="Italic">η</Emphasis>-parallel torsion tensor

We show that a non-Sasakian contact metric manifold with η-parallel torsion tensor and sectional curvatures of plane sections containing the Reeb vector field different from 1 at some point, is a (k, μ)-contact manifold. In particular for the standard contact metric structure of the tangent sphere bundle the torsion tensor is η-parallel if and only if M is of constant curvature, in which case its associated pseudo-Hermitian structure is CR- integrable. Next we show that if the metric of a non-Sasakian (k, μ)-contact manifold (M, g) is a gradient Ricci soliton, then (M, g) is locally flat in dimension 3, and locally isometric to E ⁿ⁺¹ × S ⁿ (4) in higher dimensions.