Related papers: A classification theorem for Helfrich surfaces

We prove an $\epsilon$-regularity result for the tracefree curvature of a Willmore surface with bounded second fundamental form. For such a surface, we obtain a pointwise control of the tracefree second fundamental form from a small control…

In this paper we classify Weingarten surfaces integrable in the sense of soliton theory. The criterion is that the associated Gauss equation possesses an sl(2)-valued zero curvature representation with a nonremovable parameter. Under…

Let $(\Sigma,g)$ be a compact Riemannian surface without boundary and $\lambda_1(\Sigma)$ be the first eigenvalue of the Laplace-Beltrami operator $\Delta_g$. Let $h$ be a positive smooth function on $\Sigma$. Define a functional…

We study isometric immersions of a Riemannian surface $(\Omega,\frak{g})$, where $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^2$, into $\mathbb{R}^3$. We consider their bending energy, i.e., the square of the $L^2$-norm of their second fundamental form,…

The goal of this paper is to establish the existence of a foliation of the asymptotic region of an asymptotically flat manifold with nonzero mass by surfaces which are critical points of the Willmore functional subject to an area…

Some classification results for closed surfaces in Berger spheres are presented. On the one hand, a Willmore functional for isometrically immersed surfaces into an homogeneous space $\mathbb{E}^{3}(\kappa,\tau)$ with isometry group of…

An anisotropic surface energy is the integral of an energy density that depends on the normal at each point over the considered surface, and it is a generalization of surface area. The minimizer of such an energy among all closed surfaces…

For every $g\in\mathbb{N}_0$ and $\epsilon>0$, we construct a smooth genus $g$ surface embedded into the unit ball with area $8\pi$ and Willmore energy smaller than $8\pi + \epsilon$. From this we deduce that a minimising sequence for…

Since the pioneering work of Canham and Helfrich, variational formulations involving curvature-dependent functionals, like the classical Willmore functional, have proven useful for shape analysis of biomembranes. We address minimizers of…

We study $\lambda$-hypersurfaces that are critical points of a Gaussian weighted area functional $\int_{\Sigma} e^{-\frac{|x|^2}{4}}dA$ for compact variations that preserve weighted volume. First, we prove various gap and rigidity theorems…

In this paper we prove some Calabi-Bernstein type and non-existence results concerning complete $[\varphi,\vec{e}_{3}]$-minimal surfaces in $\mathbb{R}^{3}$ whose Gauss maps lie on compacts subsets of open hemispheres of $\mathbb{S}^{2}$.…

The classical ``$H=W$" theorem establishes the identity between two function spaces on an arbitrary nonempty open set in the Euclidean spaces: the space $W$ defined via weak derivatives, and the space $H$ defined as the closure of smooth…

A weighted Hilbert space $F^2_{\varphi}$ of entire functions of $n$ variables is considered in the paper. The weight function $\varphi$ is a convex function on ${\mathbb C}^n$ depending on modules of variables and growing at infinity faster…

In this paper, we prove a classification for complete embedded constant weighted mean curvature hypersurfaces $\Sigma\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1}$. We characterize the hyperplanes and generalized round cylinders by using an intrinsic property on…

We describe a general correspondence between weighted minimal surfaces in $\mathbb{R}^3$ and weighted maximal surfaces with some admissible singularities in $\mathbb{L}^3$, for a class of functions $\varphi$ which provides the corresponding…

While there are various results on the long-time behavior of the Willmore flow, the Helfrich flow with non-zero spontaneous curvature as its natural generalization is not yet well-understood. Past results for the gradient flow of a locally…

Let $(M,g)$ be a compact Riemannian surface without boundary, $W^{1,2}(M)$ be the usual Sobolev space, $J: W^{1,2}(M)\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be the functional defined by $$J(u)=\frac{1}{2}\int_M|\nabla u|^2dv_g+8\pi \int_M…

We study curvature functionals for immersed 2-spheres in a compact, three-dimensional Riemannian manifold M. Under the assumption that the sectional curvature of M is strictly positive, we prove the existence of a smoothly immersed sphere…

It was recently shown by R. Souam and E. Toubiana that the (non constantly curved) Berger spheres do not contain totally umbilic surfaces. Nevertheless in this article we show, by perturbative arguments, that all analytic metrics…

In this paper we consider the evolution of regular closed elastic curves $\gamma$ immersed in $\R^n$. Equipping the ambient Euclidean space with a vector field $\ca:\R^n\rightarrow\R^n$ and a function $f:\R^n\rightarrow\R$, we assume the…