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Minimal surfaces with closed curvature lines

Differential Geometry 2026-05-12 v1

Abstract

We investigate complete non-orientable minimal surfaces of finite total curvature in R3\mathbb{R}^3 such that their ends are foliated by closed lines of curvature. This condition on the ends is necessary if they have a piece inside some Euclidean ball that is free boundary. It turns out this is a rigid situation, and we are able to show, among further obstructions, that there are no such surfaces with one end.

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@article{arxiv.2605.08487,
  title  = {Minimal surfaces with closed curvature lines},
  author = {Carlos Andrés Toro Cardona},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.08487},
  year   = {2026}
}
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