The Willmore conjecture
Differential Geometry
2014-09-29 v1 Analysis of PDEs
Geometric Topology
Abstract
The Willmore conjecture, proposed in 1965, concerns the quest to find the best torus of all. This problem has inspired a lot of mathematics over the years, helping bringing together ideas from subjects like conformal geometry, partial differential equations, algebraic geometry and geometric measure theory. In this article we survey the history of the conjecture and our recent solution through the min-max approach. We finish with a discussion of some of the many open questions that remain in the field.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1409.7664,
title = {The Willmore conjecture},
author = {Fernando C. Marques and André Neves},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.7664},
year = {2014}
}
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22 pages