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We study the new geometric flow that was introduced in [11] that evolves a pair of map and (domain) metric in such a way that it changes appropriate initial data into branched minimal immersions. In the present paper we focus on the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2012-06-01 Melanie Rupflin

We construct examples of non-isotrivial algebraic families of smooth complex projective curves over a curve of genus 2. This solves a problem from Kirby's list of problems in low-dimensional topology. Namely, we show that 2 is the smallest…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2014-11-11 Jim Bryan , Ron Donagi

We show that for an immersed two-sided minimal surface in $R^3$, there is a lower bound on the index depending on the genus and number of ends. Using this, we show the nonexistence of an embedded minimal surface in $R^3$ of index $2$, as…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2019-07-01 Otis Chodosh , Davi Maximo

In this paper we prove that a complete minimal surface immersed in H^2xR, with finite total curvature and two ends, each one asymptotic to a vertical geodesic plane, must be a horizontal catenoid. Moreover, we give a geometric description…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2015-02-11 Laurent Hauswirth , Barbara Nelli , Ricardo Sa Earp , Eric Toubiana

We prove for the first time a pointwise lower estimate of the normal injectivity radius of an embedded hypersurface in an arbitrary Riemannian manifold. Main applications include: (i) a pointwise lower estimate of the graphing radius of a…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-11-26 Sebastian Boldt , Batu Güneysu , Stefano Pigola

In this paper, we consider minimal graphs in the three-dimensional Riemannian manifold $M\times\mathbb{R}$. We mainly estimate the Gaussian curvature of such surfaces. We consider the minimal disks and minimal graphs bounded by two Jordan…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2022-07-12 David Kalaj

In this paper we prove two theorems. The first one is a structure result that describes the extrinsic geometry of an embedded surface with constant mean curvature (possibly zero) in a homogeneously regular Riemannian three-manifold, in any…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-01-10 William H. Meeks , Joaquín Pérez , Antonio Ros

We construct a parabolic entire minimal graph $S$ over a finite topology complete Riemannian surface $\Sigma$ of curvature $-1$ and infinite area (thus of non-parabolic conformal type). The vertical projection of this graph yields a…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-07-19 Laurent Mazet , Magdalena Rodriguez , Harold Rosenberg

In this paper we develop the theory of properly immersed minimal surfaces in the quotient space $\mathbb H^2\times\mathbb R/G,$ where $G$ is a subgroup of isometries generated by a vertical translation and a horizontal isometry in $\mathbb…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2013-05-22 Laurent Hauswirth , Ana Menezes

Riemann's minimal surfaces are a complete, embeddable, one-parameter family of minimal surfaces with translational symmetry along one direction. It's infinite number of planar ends are joined together by an array of necks, closely matching…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2012-08-27 Elisabetta A. Matsumoto , Christian D. Santangelo , Randall D. Kamien

It is known that a complete immersed minimal surface with finite total curvature in $\mathbb H^2\times\mathbb R$ is proper, has finite topology and each one of its ends is asymptotic to a geodesic polygon at infinity (Hauswirth and…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2019-02-15 Laurent Hauswirth , Ana Menezes , Magdalena Rodríguez

Given a sequence of properly embedded minimal surfaces in a $3$-manifold with local bounds on area and genus, we prove subsequential convergence, smooth away from a discrete set, to a smooth embedded limit surface, possibly with…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-01-26 Brian White

We prove that a (branched) minimal immersion from $\mathbb{C}$ to $\mathbb{R}^n$ is stable if and only if it lives in an even dimensional affine subspace and is holomorphic for some orthogonal complex structure on the subspace. More…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-05-07 Nathaniel Sagman , Thomas-René Thalmaier

In this paper, we study the differential inclusion associated to the minimal surface system for two-dimensional graphs in $\mathbb{R}^{2 + n}$. We prove regularity of $W^{1,2}$ solutions and a compactness result for approximate solutions of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-03-18 Riccardo Tione

For an oriented isometric immersion $f:M\to S^n$ the spherical Gauss map is the Legendrian immersion of its unit normal bundle $UM^\perp$ into the unit sphere subbundle of $TS^n$, and the geodesic Gauss map $\gamma$ projects this into the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2015-04-29 Chris Draper , Ian McIntosh

We prove that for any open Riemann surface $M$ and any non constant harmonic function $h:M \to \mathbb{R},$ there exists a complete conformal minimal immersion $X:M \to \mathbb{R}^3$ whose third coordinate function coincides with $h.$ As a…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2009-10-23 Antonio Alarcon , Isabel Fernandez , Francisco J. Lopez

Let S be a smooth, projective surface of Picard rank 1 and very ample generator embedding S into P^n. Let C be a smooth curve in O(m) for m \geq 5. We prove that any base-point free, complete g^r_d on C for r\in\{1,2\} and d small enough is…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2015-08-19 Nils Henry Rasmussen

We study compact stable embedded minimal surfaces whose boundary is given by two collections of closed smooth Jordan curves in close planes of Euclidean 3-space. Our main result is a classification of these minimal surfaces, under certain…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Rosanna Pearlstein

We suggest a new definition for discrete minimal surfaces in terms of sphere packings with orthogonally intersecting circles. These discrete minimal surfaces can be constructed from Schramm's circle patterns. We present a variational…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Alexander I. Bobenko , Tim Hoffmann , Boris A. Springborn

A Killing submersion is a Riemannian submersion from a 3-manifold to a surface, both connected and orientable, whose fibres are the integral curves of a Killing vector field, not necessarily unitary. The first part of this paper deals with…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2018-03-20 Ana M. Lerma , José M. Manzano