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The rigidity of embedded constant mean curvature surfaces

Differential Geometry 2008-01-23 v1

Abstract

We study the rigidity of complete, embedded constant mean curvature surfaces in R^3. Among other things, we prove that when such a surface has finite genus, then intrinsic isometries of the surface extend to isometries of R^3 or its isometry group contains an index two subgroup of isometries that extend.

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@article{arxiv.0801.3409,
  title  = {The rigidity of embedded constant mean curvature surfaces},
  author = {William H. Meeks and Giuseppe Tinaglia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.3409},
  year   = {2008}
}

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10 pages