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Willmore-type inequality in unbounded convex sets

Differential Geometry 2025-03-06 v2

Abstract

In this paper we prove the following Willmore-type inequality: On an unbounded closed convex set KRn+1K\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1} (n2)(n\ge 2), for any embedded hypersurface ΣK\Sigma\subset K with boundary ΣK\partial\Sigma\subset \partial K satisfying a certain contact angle condition, there holds 1n+1ΣHndAAVR(K)Bn+1.\frac1{n+1}\int_{\Sigma}\vert{H}\vert^n{\rm d}A\ge{\rm AVR}(K)\vert\mathbb{B}^{n+1}\vert. Moreover, equality holds if and only if Σ\Sigma is a part of a sphere and KΩK\setminus\Omega is a part of the solid cone determined by Σ\Sigma. Here Ω\Omega is the bounded domain enclosed by Σ\Sigma and K\partial K, HH is the normalized mean curvature of Σ\Sigma, and AVR(K){\rm AVR}(K) is the asymptotic volume ratio of KK. We also prove an anisotropic version of this Willmore-type inequality. As a special case, we obtain a Willmore-type inequality for anisotropic capillary hypersurfaces in a half-space.

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@article{arxiv.2409.03321,
  title  = {Willmore-type inequality in unbounded convex sets},
  author = {Xiaohan Jia and Guofang Wang and Chao Xia and Xuwen Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.03321},
  year   = {2025}
}
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