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Min-max theory for free boundary G-invariant minimal hypersurfaces

Differential Geometry 2023-07-25 v2

Abstract

Given a compact Riemannian manifold Mn+1M^{n+1} with dimension 3n+173\leq n+1\leq 7 and M\partial M\neq\emptyset, the free boundary min-max theory built by Martin Man-Chun Li and Xin Zhou shows the existence of a smooth almost properly embedded minimal hypersurface with free boundary in M\partial M. In this paper, we generalize their constructions into equivariant settings. Specifically, let GG be a compact Lie group acting as isometries on MM with cohomogeneity at least 33. Then we show that there exists a nontrivial smooth almost properly embedded GG-invariant minimal hypersurface with free boundary. Moreover, if the Ricci curvature of MM is non-negative and M\partial M is strictly convex, then there exist infinitely many properly embedded GG-invariant minimal hypersurfaces with free boundary.

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@article{arxiv.2208.07187,
  title  = {Min-max theory for free boundary G-invariant minimal hypersurfaces},
  author = {Tongrui Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.07187},
  year   = {2023}
}

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Accepted by Advances in Mathematics