Dupin hypersurfaces with four principal curvatures, II
Differential Geometry
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
If is an isoparametric hypersurface in a sphere with four distrinct principal curvatures, then the principal curvatures can be ordered so that their multiplicities satisfy and , and the cross-ratio of the principal curvatures (the Lie curvature) equals -1. In this paper, we prove that if is an irreducible connected proper Dupin hypersurface in (or ) with four distinct principal curvatures with multiplicities and , and constant Lie curvature , then is equivalent by Lie sphere transformation to an isoparametric hypersurface in a sphere. This result remains true if the assumption of irreducibility is replaced by compactness and is merely assumed to be constant.
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@article{arxiv.math/0512090,
title = {Dupin hypersurfaces with four principal curvatures, II},
author = {Thomas Cecil and Quo-Shin Chi and Gary Jensen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0512090},
year = {2007}
}