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Conformal Willmore Tori in $\mathbb{R}^4$

Differential Geometry 2015-10-26 v3 Analysis of PDEs

Abstract

For every two-dimensional torus T2T^2 and every kNk\in \mathbb{N}, k3k\ge 3, we construct a conformal Willmore immersion f:T2R4f:T^2\to \mathbb{R}^4 with exactly one point of density kk and Willmore energy 4πk4\pi k. Moreover, we show that the energy value 8π8\pi cannot be attained by such an immersion. Additionally, we characterize the branched double covers T2S2×{0}T^2\to S^2 \times \{0\} as the only branched conformal immersions, up to M\"obius transformations of R4\mathbb{R}^4, from a torus into R4\mathbb{R}^4 with at least one branch point and Willmore energy 8π8\pi. Using a perturbation argument in order to regularize a branched double cover, we finally show that the infimum of the Willmore energy in every conformal class of tori is less than or equal to 8π8\pi.

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@article{arxiv.1506.09154,
  title  = {Conformal Willmore Tori in $\mathbb{R}^4$},
  author = {Tobias Lamm and Reiner M. Schätzle},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.09154},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

Minor modifications, to appear in J. Reine Angew. Math

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