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New examples of Willmore submanifolds in the unit sphere via isoparametric functions

Differential Geometry 2012-03-20 v2

Abstract

An isometric immersion x:MnSn+px:M^n\rightarrow S^{n+p} is called Willmore if it is an extremal submanifold of the Willmore functional: W(x)=Mn(SnH2)n2dvW(x)=\int_{M^n} (S-nH^2)^{\frac{n}{2}}dv, where SS is the norm square of the second fundamental form and HH is the mean curvature. Examples of Willmore submanifolds in the unit sphere are scarce in the literature. The present paper gives a series of new examples of Willmore submanifolds in the unit sphere via isoparametric functions of FKM-type.

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@article{arxiv.1110.3557,
  title  = {New examples of Willmore submanifolds in the unit sphere via isoparametric functions},
  author = {Zizhou Tang and Wenjiao Yan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.3557},
  year   = {2012}
}

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8 pages, to appear in Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry