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Minimal graphs over Riemannian surfaces and harmonic diffeomorphisms

Differential Geometry 2016-07-19 v1

Abstract

We construct a parabolic entire minimal graph SS over a finite topology complete Riemannian surface Σ\Sigma of curvature 1-1 and infinite area (thus of non-parabolic conformal type). The vertical projection of this graph yields a harmonic diffeomorphism from SS onto Σ\Sigma. The proof uses the theory of divergence lines to construct minimal graphs. We also generalize a theorem of R. Schoen. Let g1g_1 and g2g_2 be two complete metrics on a orientable surface SS with compact boundary and suppose Sr2Kg2dσg2Cln(2+r)\int_{S_r^2}K_{g_2}^-d\sigma_{g_2}\le C\ln(2+r) for some C>0C>0 and all r>0r>0. If there is a harmonic diffeomorphism from (S,g1)(S,g_1) to (S,g2)(S,g_2), then (S,g1)(S,g_1) is parabolic.

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@article{arxiv.1607.05061,
  title  = {Minimal graphs over Riemannian surfaces and harmonic diffeomorphisms},
  author = {Laurent Mazet and Magdalena Rodriguez and Harold Rosenberg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1607.05061},
  year   = {2016}
}

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29 pages, 4 figures

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