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We prove that bounded solutions to an overdetermined fully nonlinear free boundary problem in the plane are one dimensional. Our proof relies on maximum principle techniques and convexity arguments.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2008-11-11 Daniela De Silva , Enrico Valdinoci

We consider $\Sigma$ an embedded free boundary minimal annulus in a geodesic ball in the round hemisphere $\mathbb{S}^3_+$ or in the hyperbolic space $\mathbb{H}^3$. Under the hypothesis of invariance due to an antipodal map on the geodesic…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-12-30 César Lima

We prove the existence of minimal surfaces in a bounded convex subset of $\mathbb R^3$, $\mathcal M$, intersecting the boundary of $\mathcal M$ with a fixed contact angle. The proof is based on a min-max construction in the spirit of…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-11-22 Luigi De Masi , Guido De Philippis

We construct closed embedded minimal surfaces in the round three-sphere, resembling two parallel copies of the equatorial two-sphere, joined by small catenoidal bridges symmetrically arranged either along two parallel circles of the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-07-12 Nikolaos Kapouleas

In this paper, we build up a min-max theory for minimal surfaces using sweepouts of surfaces of genus $g\geq 1$ and $m\geq 1$ ideal boundary components. We show that the width for the area functional can be achieved by a bubble tree limit…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2022-03-15 Yuchin Sun

In 1970, Lawson solved the topological realization problem for minimal surfaces in the sphere, showing that any closed orientable surface can be minimally embedded in $\mathbb{S}^3$. The analogous problem for surfaces with boundary was…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-02-21 Mikhail Karpukhin , Robert Kusner , Peter McGrath , Daniel Stern

We investigate the close relationship between minimal surfaces in Euclidean 3-space and constant mean curvature 1 surfaces in hyperbolic 3-space. Just as in the case of minimal surfaces in Euclidean 3-space, the only complete connected…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2008-04-29 Wayne Rossman , Katsunori Sato

This paper contains a construction of a finite set X in the boundary of the unit 3-ball in R^3 whose minimal tree is knotted. The example answers Problem 5.17 in ''Problems in Low-dimensional Topology'' by Rob Kirby posed by Michael…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Krystyna Kuperberg

In earlier work of NK new closed embedded smooth minimal surfaces in the round three-sphere $\mathbb{S}^3(1)$ were constructed, each resembling two parallel copies of the equatorial two-sphere $\mathbb{S}^2_{eq}$ joined by small catenoidal…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2017-07-27 Nikolaos Kapouleas , Peter McGrath

We show that metrics that maximize the k-th Steklov eigenvalue on surfaces with boundary arise from free boundary minimal surfaces in the unit ball. We prove several properties of the volumes of these minimal submanifolds. For free boundary…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2013-04-04 Ailana Fraser , Richard Schoen

In this paper we develop an extremal eigenvalue approach to the problem of construction of free boundary minimal surfaces in the product of Euclidean balls of chosen radii. The extremal problem involves a linear combination of normalized…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-10-21 Jaigyoung Choe , Ailana Fraser , Richard Schoen

We prove optimal regularity and a detailed analysis of the free boundary of the solutions to the thin obstacle problem for nonparametric minimal surfaces with flat obstacles.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-03-23 Matteo Focardi , Emanuele Spadaro

We prove existence and regularity of metrics on a surface with boundary which maximize sigma_1 L where sigma_1 is the first nonzero Steklov eigenvalue and L the boundary length. We show that such metrics arise as the induced metrics on free…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2017-11-15 Ailana Fraser , Richard Schoen

In this paper, we prove that every strictly convex 3-ball with nonnegative Ricci-curvature contains at least 3 embedded free-boundary minimal 2-disks for any generic metric, and at least 2 solutions even without genericity assumption. Our…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-07-06 Robert Haslhofer , Daniel Ketover

Let $C$ be a strictly convex domain in a $3$-dimensional Riemannian manifold with sectional curvature bounded above by a constant and let $\Sigma$ be a constant mean curvature surface with free boundary in $C$. We provide a pinching…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-07-29 Sung-Hong Min , Keomkyo Seo

In this paper, we prove a family of sharp geometric inequalities for free boundary hypersurfaces in a ball in space forms.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-10-26 Yimin Chen , Yingxiang Hu , Haizhong Li

We prove that every hyperplane passing through the origin in $\rr^{n+1}$ divides an embedded compact free boundary minimal hypersurface of the euclidean $(n+1)$-ball in exactly two connected hypersurfaces. We also show that if a region in…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-10-01 Vanderson Lima , Ana Menezes

We study for the first time a two-phase free boundary problem in which the solution satisfies a Robin boundary condition. We consider the case in which the solution is continuous across the free boundary and we prove an existence and a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-10-20 Serena Guarino Lo Bianco , Domenico Angelo La Manna , Bozhidar Velichkov

We investigate existence and regularity properties of one-phase free boundary graphs, in connection with the question of whether there exists a complete non-planar free boundary graph in high dimensions.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Daniela De Silva

This paper is concerned with the study of the behavior of the free boundary for a class of solutions to a one-phase Bernoulli free boundary problem with mixed periodic-Dirichlet boundary conditions. It is shown that if the free boundary of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-11-01 Giovanni Gravina , Giovanni Leoni