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Optimal rigidity estimates for varifolds almost minimizing the Willmore energy

Differential Geometry 2024-04-08 v1

Abstract

For an integral 22-varifold V=v(Σ,θ1)V=\underline{v}(\Sigma,\theta_{\ge 1}) in Rn\mathbb{R}^n with generalized mean curvature HL2H\in L^2 such that μ(Rn)=4π\mu(\mathbb{R}^n)=4\pi and ΣH2dμ16π(1+δ2)\int_{\Sigma}|H|^2d\mu\le 16\pi(1+\delta^2) , we show that Σ\Sigma is W2,2W^{2,2} close to the standard embedding of the round sphere in a quantitative way when δ<δ01\delta< \delta_0\ll 1. For n=3n=3, we prove that the sharp constant is δ02=2π\delta_0^2=2\pi.

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@article{arxiv.2404.04160,
  title  = {Optimal rigidity estimates for varifolds almost minimizing the Willmore energy},
  author = {Yuchen Bi and Jie Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.04160},
  year   = {2024}
}

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24 pages

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