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Minimal hypersurfaces in the ball with free boundary

Differential Geometry 2017-11-30 v2

Abstract

In this note we use the strong maximum principle and integral estimates prove two results on minimal hypersurfaces F:MnRn+1F:M^n\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^{n+1} with free boundary on the standard unit sphere. First we show that if FF is graphical with respect to any Killing field, then F(Mn)F(M^n) is a flat disk. This result is independent of the topology or number or boundaries. Second, if Mn=DnM^n = \mathbb{D}^n is a disk, we show the supremum of the curvature squared on the interior is bounded below by nn times the infimum of the curvature squared on the boundary. These may be combined the give an impression of the curvature of non-flat minimal hyperdisks with free boundary.

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@article{arxiv.1703.09367,
  title  = {Minimal hypersurfaces in the ball with free boundary},
  author = {Glen Wheeler and Valentina-Mira Wheeler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.09367},
  year   = {2017}
}

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