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Minimal surfaces and Schwarz lemma

Complex Variables 2022-07-05 v2

Abstract

We prove a sharp Schwarz type inequality for the Weierstrass- Enneper representation of the minimal surfaces. It states the following. If F:DΣF:\mathbf{D}\to \Sigma is a conformal harmonic parameterization of a minimal disk Σ\Sigma, where D\mathbf{D} is the unit disk and Σ=πR2|\Sigma|=\pi R^2, then Fx(z)(1z2)R|F_x(z)|(1-|z|^2)\le R. If for some zz the previous inequality is equality, then the surface is an affine disk, and FF is linear up to a M\"obius transformation of the unit disk.

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@article{arxiv.1708.01848,
  title  = {Minimal surfaces and Schwarz lemma},
  author = {David Kalaj},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.01848},
  year   = {2022}
}

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6 pages

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