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Sequences of surfaces in $4$-manifolds

Differential Geometry 2025-09-03 v1

Abstract

Let (Σn)(\Sigma_n) be a sequence of surfaces immersed in a 44-manifold MM which converges to a branched surface Σ0\Sigma_0 .\\ We denote by kpTk^T_p (resp. kpNk^N_p) the amount of curvature of the tangent bundles TΣnT\Sigma_n (resp. normal bundles NΣnN\Sigma_n) which concentrates around a branch point pp of Σ0\Sigma_0 when nn goes to infinity. Alternatively kT±kNk^T\pm k^N measures how much the twistor degrees drop when we go from Σn\Sigma_n to Σ0\Sigma_0. For complex algebraic curves, kT+kN=0k^T+k^N=0..\\ In some instances - 1) if Σ0\Sigma_0 is made up of at most 33 branched disks or 2) if Σ0\Sigma_0 is area minimizing or 3) if the Σn\Sigma_n's are minimal - we show that kTkN-k^T\geq |k^N| and we investigate the equality case.\\ When the second fundamental forms of the Σn\Sigma_n's have a common L2L^2 bound, we relate kTk^T and kNk^N to the bubbling-off of a current CC in the Grassmannian G2+(M)G_2^+(M). If the Σn\Sigma_n's are minimal, CC is a complex curve.

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@article{arxiv.2509.00566,
  title  = {Sequences of surfaces in $4$-manifolds},
  author = {Marina Ville},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.00566},
  year   = {2025}
}