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Willmore submanifolds in a sphere

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Let x:MSn+px:M\to S^{n+p} be an nn-dimensional submanifold in an (n+p)(n+p)-dimensional unit sphere Sn+pS^{n+p}, x:MSn+px:M\to S^{n+p} is called a Willmore submanifold to the following Willmore functional: M(SnH2)n2dv, \int_M(S-nH^2)^{\frac{n}{2}}dv, where S=α,i,j(hijα)2S=\sum\limits_{\alpha,i,j}(h^\alpha_{ij})^2 is the square of the length of the second fundamental form, HH is the mean curvature of MM. In [13], author proved an integral inequality of Simon's type for nn-dimensional compact Willmore hypersurfaces in Sn+1S^{n+1} and gave a characterization of {\it Willmore tori}. In this paper, we generalize this result to nn-dimensional compact Willmore submanifolds in Sn+pS^{n+p}. In fact, we obtain an integral inequality of Simon's type for compact Willmore submanifolds in Sn+pS^{n+p} and give a characterization of {\it willmore tori} and {\it Veronese surface} by use of integral inequality.

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@article{arxiv.math/0210239,
  title  = {Willmore submanifolds in a sphere},
  author = {Haizhong Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0210239},
  year   = {2007}
}

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18 pages. To appear in Mathematical Research Letter