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Spacelike graphs with parallel mean curvature

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

We consider spacelike graphs Γf\Gamma_f of simple products (M×N,g×h)(M\times N, g\times -h) where (M,g)(M,g) and (N,h)(N,h) are Riemannian manifolds and f:MNf:M\to N is a smooth map. Under the condition of the Cheeger constant of MM to be zero and some condition on the second fundamental form at infinity, we conclude that if ΓfM×N\Gamma_f \subset M\times N has parallel mean curvature HH then H=0H=0. This holds trivially if MM is closed. If MM is the mm-hyperbolic space then for any constant cc, we describe a explicit foliation of Hm×RH^m\times R by hypersurfaces with constant mean curvature cc.

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@article{arxiv.math/0602410,
  title  = {Spacelike graphs with parallel mean curvature},
  author = {Isabel M. C. Salavessa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0602410},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

11 pages. Some small corrrections of version 1. To appear in the Bull. Belgian Math. Soc. Simon Stevin