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Complete Constant Mean Curvature surfaces and Bernstein type Theorems in $\mathbb{M}^2\times \mathbb{R}$

Differential Geometry 2008-08-27 v1

Abstract

In this paper we study constant mean curvature surfaces Σ\Sigma in a product space, M2×R\mathbb{M}^2\times \mathbb{R}, where M2\mathbb{M}^2 is a complete Riemannian manifold. We assume the angle function ν=\metaNt\nu = \meta{N}{\partial_t} does not change sign on Σ\Sigma. We classify these surfaces according to the infimum c(Σ)c(\Sigma) of the Gaussian curvature of the projection of Σ\Sigma. When H0H \neq 0 and c(Σ)0c(\Sigma)\geq 0, then Σ\Sigma is a cylinder over a complete curve with curvature 2H. If H=0 and c(Σ)0c(\Sigma) \geq 0, then Σ\Sigma must be a vertical plane or Σ\Sigma is a slice M2×t\mathbb{M}^2 \times {t}, or M2R2\mathbb{M}^2 \equiv \mathbb{R}^2 with the flat metric and Σ\Sigma is a tilted plane (after possibly passing to a covering space). When c(Σ)<0c(\Sigma)<0 and H>c(Σ)/2H>\sqrt{-c(\Sigma)} /2, then Σ\Sigma is a vertical cylinder over a complete curve of M2\mathbb{M}^2 of constant geodesic curvature 2H2H. This result is optimal. We also prove a non-existence result concerning complete multi-graphs in M2×R\mathbb{M}^2\times \mathbb{R}, when c(M2)<0c(\mathbb{M}^2)<0.

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@article{arxiv.0808.3412,
  title  = {Complete Constant Mean Curvature surfaces and Bernstein type Theorems in $\mathbb{M}^2\times \mathbb{R}$},
  author = {Jose M. Espinar and Harold Rosenberg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.3412},
  year   = {2008}
}
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