English

Constant mean curvature $k$-noids in homogeneous manifolds

Differential Geometry 2013-06-04 v1

Abstract

For each k2k\geq2, we construct two families of surfaces with constant mean curvature HH for H[0,1/2]H\in[0,1/2] in Σ(κ)×R\Sigma(\kappa)\times\R where κ+4H20\kappa+4H^2\leq0. The surfaces are invariant under 2π/k2\pi/k-rotations about a vertical fiber of Σ(κ)×R\Sigma(\kappa)\times\R, have genus zero, and a finite number of ends. The first family generalizes the notion of kk-noids: It has kk ends, one horizontal and kk vertical symmetry planes. The second family is less symmetric and has two types of ends. Each surface arises as the conjugate (sister) surface of a minimal graph in a homogeneous 3-manifold. The domain of the graph is non-convex in the second family. For κ=1\kappa=-1 the surfaces with constant mean curvature HH arise from a minimal surface in \PSL~2(R)\widetilde{\PSL}_2(\R) for H(0,1/2)H\in(0,1/2) and in \Nil\Nil for H=1/2. For H=0, the conjugate surfaces are both minimal in a product space.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.1306.0219,
  title  = {Constant mean curvature $k$-noids in homogeneous manifolds},
  author = {Julia Plehnert},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1306.0219},
  year   = {2013}
}