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Uniqueness of Area Minimizing Surfaces for Extreme Curves

Differential Geometry 2015-03-20 v1 Geometric Topology

Abstract

Let M be a compact, orientable, mean convex 3-manifold with boundary. We show that the set of all simple closed curves in the boundary of M which bound unique area minimizing disks in M is dense in the space of simple closed curves in the boundary of M which are nullhomotopic in M. We also show that the set of all simple closed curves in the boundary of M which bound unique absolutely area minimizing surfaces in M is dense in the space of simple closed curves in the boundary of M which are nullhomologous in M.

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@article{arxiv.1207.4695,
  title  = {Uniqueness of Area Minimizing Surfaces for Extreme Curves},
  author = {Baris Coskunuzer and Tolga Etgü},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.4695},
  year   = {2015}
}

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14 pages, 3 figures