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On symmetric Willmore surfaces in spheres II: the orientation reversing case

Differential Geometry 2020-02-18 v3

Abstract

In this paper we provide a systematic treatment of Willmore surfaces with orientation reversing symmetries and illustrate the theory by (old and new) examples. We apply our theory to isotropic Willmore two-spheres in S4S^4 and derive a necessary condition for such ( possibly branched) isotropic surfaces to descend to (possibly branched) maps from RP2\mathbb{R} P^2 to S4S^4. The Veronese sphere and several other examples of non-branched Willmore immersions from RP2\mathbb{R} P^2 to S4S^4 are derived as an illustration of the general theory. The Willmore immersions of RP2\mathbb{R} P^2, just mentioned and different from the Veronese sphere, are new to the authors' best knowledge.

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@article{arxiv.1407.4555,
  title  = {On symmetric Willmore surfaces in spheres II: the orientation reversing case},
  author = {Josef F. Dorfmeister and Peng Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1407.4555},
  year   = {2020}
}

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26 pages