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On quasicomplete $k$-surfaces in $3$-dimensional space-forms

Differential Geometry 2024-02-28 v1

Abstract

In the study of immersed surfaces of constant positive extrinsic curvature in space-forms, it is natural to substitute completeness for a weaker property, which we here call quasicompleteness. We determine the global geometry of such surfaces under the hypotheses of quasicompleteness. In particular, we show that, for k>Max(0,c)k>\text{Max}(0,-c), the only quasicomplete immersed surfaces of constant extrinsic curvature equal to kk in the 33-dimensional space-form of constant sectional curvature equal to cc are the geodesic spheres. Together with earlier work of the author, this completes the classification of quasicomplete immersed surfaces of constant positive extrinsic curvature in 33-dimensional space-forms.

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@article{arxiv.2211.14868,
  title  = {On quasicomplete $k$-surfaces in $3$-dimensional space-forms},
  author = {Graham Smith},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.14868},
  year   = {2024}
}

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