On the mean curvatures sharp estimates of hypersurfaces

Sharp estimates for the mean curvatures of hypersurfaces in Riemannian manifolds are known from the works of Jorge-Xavier ^[3], Markvorsen ^[6] and Vlachos ^[11]. We first give a simplified proof of these estimates. This proof shows that a similar original result holds for hypersurfaces in Einstein manifolds which are warped product of by Ricci-flat manifolds.     

Rigidity of minimal hypersurfaces of spheres with two principal curvatures

Let M be a compact oriented minimal hypersurface of the unit n-dimensional sphere Sⁿ. It is known that if the norm squared of the second fundamental form, , satisfies that for all , then M is isometric to a Clifford minimal hypersurface ([2], [5]). In this paper we will generalize this result for minimal hypersurfaces with two principal curvatures and dimension greater than 2. For these hypersurfaces we will show that if the average of the function is n - 1, then M must be a Clifford hypersurface. Received: 24 December 2002     

Contraction of convex hypersurfaces in Euclidean space

We consider a class of fully nonlinear parabolic evolution equations for hypersurfaces in Euclidean space. A new geometrical lemma is used to prove that any strictly convex compact initial hypersurface contracts to a point in finite time, becoming spherical in shape as the limit is approached. In the particular case of the mean curvature flow this provides a simple new proof of a theorem of Huisken.This work was carried out while the author was supported by an Australian Postgraduate Research Award and an ANUTECH scholarship.     

Higher order Willmore hypersurfaces in Euclidean space

Let x ： Mn^n→ R^n＋1 be an n（≥2）-dimensional hypersurface immersed in Euclidean space Rn＋1. Let σi（0≤ i≤ n） be the ith mean curvature and Qn = ∑i=0^n（-1）^i＋1 （n^i）σ1^n-iσi. Recently, the author showed that Wn（x） = ∫M QndM is a conformal invariant under conformal group of R^n＋1 and called it the nth Willmore functional of x. An extremal hypersurface of conformal invariant functional Wn is called an nth order Willmore hypersurface. The purpose of this paper is to construct concrete examples of the 3rd order Willmore hypersurfaces in Ra which have good geometric behaviors. The ordinary differential equation characterizing the revolutionary 3rd Willmore hypersurfaces is established and some interesting explicit examples are found in this paper.     

Biharmonic hypersurfaces in Euclidean space E5

In this paper, we study biharmonic hypersurfaces in E⁵. We prove that every biharmonic hypersurface in Euclidean space E⁵ must be minimal.     

On the complete linear Weingarten spacelike hypersurfaces with two distinct principal curvatures in Lorentzian space forms

We deal with complete linear Weingarten spacelike hypersurfaces immersed in a Lorentzian space form, having two distinct principal curvatures. In this setting, we show that such a spacelike hypersurface must be isometric to a certain isoparametric hypersurface of the ambient space, under suitable restrictions on the values of the mean curvature and of the norm of the traceless part of its second fundamental form. Our approach is based on the use of a Simons type formula related to an appropriated Cheng–Yau modified operator jointly with some generalized maximum principles.     

Rigidity theorems for complete spacelike hypersurfaces with constant scalar curvature in De Sitter space

In this paper we give a partially affirmative answer to the following question posed by Haizhong Li: is a complete spacelike hypersurface in De Sitter space , n?3, with constant normalized scalar curvature R satisfying totally umbilical?     

Rigidity theorems for hypersurfaces with constant mean curvature

Let M ⁿ be a compact oriented hypersurface of a unit sphere \(\mathbb{S}^{n + 1} \) (1) with constant mean curvature H. Given an integer k between 2 and n ? 1, we introduce a tensor ? related to H and to the second fundamental form A of M, and show that if |?|² ≤ B _H,k and tr(? ³) ≤ C _n,k |?|³, where B _H,k and C _n,k are numbers depending only on H, n and k, then either |?|² ≡ 0 or |?|² ≡ B _H,k . We characterize all M ⁿ with |?|² ≡ B _H,k . We also prove that if \(\left| A \right|^2 \leqslant 2\sqrt {k(n - k)}\) and tr(? ³) ≤ C _n,k |?|³ then |A|² is constant and characterize all M ⁿ with |A|² in the interval \(\left[ {0,2\sqrt {k\left( {n - k} \right)} } \right] \) . We also study the behavior of |?|², with the condition additional tr(? ³) ≤ C _n,k |?|³, for complete hypersurfaces with constant mean curvature immersed in space forms and show that if sup _M |?|² = B _H,k and this supremum is attained in M ⁿ then M ⁿ is an isoparametric hypersurface with two distinct principal curvatures of multiplicities k y n ? k. Finally, we use rotation hypersurfaces to show that the condition on the trace of ? ³ is necessary in our results; more precisely, for each integer k with 2 ≤ k ≤ n ? 1 and \(H \geqslant 1/\sqrt {2n - 1} \) there is a complete hypersurface M ⁿ in \(\mathbb{S}^{n + 1} \) (1) with constant mean curvature H such that sup _M |?|² = B _H,k , and this supremum is attained in M ⁿ , and which is not a product of spheres.     

A Bernstein theorem for complete spacelike constant mean curvature hypersurfaces in Minkowski space

We obtain a gradient estimate for the Gauss maps from complete spacelike constant mean curvature hypersurfaces in Minkowski space into the hyperbolic space. As an application, we prove a Bernstein theorem which says that if the image of the Gauss map is bounded from one side, then the spacelike constant mean curvature hypersurface must be linear. This result extends the previous theorems obtained by B. Palmer [Pa] and Y.L. Xin [Xin1] where they assume that the image of the Gauss map is bounded. We also prove a Bernstein theorem for spacelike complete surfaces with parallel mean curvature vector in four-dimensional spaces. Received July 4, 1997 / Accepted October 9, 1997     

A note on hypersurfaces in a Euclidean space

We obtain a characterization for a compact and connected hypersurface of R ⁿ⁺¹ to be a sphere in terms of the lower bound on the Ricci curvature.This work is supported by the research grant No. (Math/1409/05) of the Research Center, College of Science, King Saud University.     

Constant mean curvature hypersurfaces with two principal curvatures in a sphere

In this paper we consider a compact oriented hypersurface M ⁿ with constant mean curvature H and two distinct principal curvatures λ and μ with multiplicities (n − m) and m, respectively, immersed in the unit sphere S ⁿ⁺¹. Denote by the trace free part of the second fundamental form of M ⁿ , and Φ be the square of the length of . We obtain two integral formulas by using Φ and the polynomial . Assume that B _H,m is the square of the positive root of P _H,m (x) = 0. We show that if M ⁿ is a compact oriented hypersurface immersed in the sphere S ⁿ⁺¹ with constant mean curvatures H having two distinct principal curvatures λ and μ then either or . In particular, M ⁿ is the hypersurface .      

Real hypersurfaces with constant principal curvatures in complex space forms

We present the motivation and current state of the classification problem of real hypersurfaces with constant principal curvatures in complex space forms. In particular, we explain the classification result of real hypersurfaces with constant principal curvatures in nonflat complex space forms and whose Hopf vector field has nontrivial projection onto two eigenspaces of the shape operator. This constitutes the following natural step after Kimura and Berndt?s classifications of Hopf real hypersurfaces with constant principal curvatures in complex space forms.     

Constant mean curvature hypersurfaces with two principal curvatures in a sphere

In this paper we consider a compact oriented hypersurface M ⁿ with constant mean curvature H and two distinct principal curvatures λ and μ with multiplicities (n − m) and m, respectively, immersed in the unit sphere S ⁿ⁺¹. Denote by f_ij{\phi_{ij}} the trace free part of the second fundamental form of M ⁿ , and Φ be the square of the length of f_ij{\phi_{ij}} . We obtain two integral formulas by using Φ and the polynomial P_H,m(x)=x²+ \fracn(n-2m)?{nm(n-m)}H x -n(1+H²){P_{H,m}(x)=x^{2}+ \frac{n(n-2m)}{\sqrt{nm(n-m)}}H x -n(1+H^{2})} . Assume that B _H,m is the square of the positive root of P _H,m (x) = 0. We show that if M ⁿ is a compact oriented hypersurface immersed in the sphere S ⁿ⁺¹ with constant mean curvatures H having two distinct principal curvatures λ and μ then either F = B_H,m{\Phi=B_{H,m}} or F = B_H,n-m{\Phi=B_{H,n-m}} . In particular, M ⁿ is the hypersurface S^n-m(r)×S^m(?{1-r²}){S^{n-m}(r)\times S^{m}(\sqrt{1-r^{2}})} .