Characterizes stable minimal capillary surfaces with specific angles.
problem Understanding stable minimal capillary surfaces with near 0 or π angles. method Curvature estimates for sequences of weakly stable minimal capillary surfaces.
result Characterization of tangential limits of stable minimal capillary surfaces.
The paper studies capillary surfaces, proving stability and curvature estimates.
problem Stability and curvature estimates for capillary surfaces.
method Analyzes the index and geometry/topology of capillary surfaces in 3-manifolds.
result Stable capillary surfaces in a half-space are half-planes.
We prove that capillary surfaces converge to a specific energy density as the angle approaches zero.
problem Understanding the limiting behavior of capillary surfaces as the angle approaches zero.
method Rigorous limiting analysis and application to curvature estimates.
result Capillary area-density converges to the Weiss energy density as the angle tends to zero.
Study finds surfaces in spherical caps that maximize modified energy.
problem Geometry of surfaces with free boundaries and capillary conditions.
method Monotonicity formulae and energy maximization analysis.
result Capillary minimal surfaces maximize a modified energy in their conformal orbit.
Study proves rigidity of capillary surfaces in curved 3D spaces.
problem Proving rigidity of capillary surfaces in curved 3D spaces.
method Local rigidity result for infinitesimally rigid capillary surfaces in Riemannian 3-manifolds with mean convex boundary.
result Bounds on genus, boundary components, and area of compact capillary minimal surfaces with low index.
Improved estimates for singularities in capillary surfaces.
problem Understanding the singularities of minimizing capillary hypersurfaces.
method Improved estimates based on connections to the one-phase Bernoulli problem.
result The singular set is of codimension at least 4, improving for specific angles.
Paper solves capillary Orlicz-Minkowski problem with new inequalities.
problem Finding capillary convex bodies with prescribed Orlicz surface area measures.
method Continuity method and inequalities to solve the capillary even Orlicz-Minkowski problem.
result Volume-normalized smooth solutions and inequalities established.
Study investigates minimal surfaces in spherical caps, extending previous findings.
problem Characterizing minimal surfaces with free boundaries and capillary conditions in spherical caps.
method Extending previous half-space intersection properties to warped products and capillary minimal surfaces in high codimension.
result Established a dual operation relating free boundary and capillary minimal surfaces.
Proves quantitative Alexandrov theorem for capillary surfaces.
problem Proving a quantitative version of the Alexandrov theorem for capillary hypersurfaces.
method Quantitative analysis of Montiel-Ros-type argument.
result Generalizes Julin-Niinikoski's result to capillary case.
Paper studies stability of curved surfaces in a half-space.
problem Stability of anisotropic capillary hypersurfaces in a half-space.
method Analyzes weak stability and proves Bernstein-type theorems.
result Compact hypersurfaces are stable if and only if they are a truncated Wulff shape.
Study of manifolds with specific curvature properties using capillary surfaces.
problem Obtaining geometric properties of manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature and strictly mean convex boundary.
method Use of stable capillary surfaces and Urysohn width to study geometric properties.
result Obtained an obstruction to filling 2-manifolds by 3-manifolds.
Minimal surfaces in spheres constructed from symmetry reductions of ODEs.
problem Construct minimal surfaces in spheres with symmetry.
method Doubling links of free-boundary minimal cones in R^(p+q+3) with bi-orthogonal symmetry.
result Existence of minimal embeddings of S^p × S^q × S^1 in S^(p+q+2).
New flow for capillary surfaces converges to spherical caps.
problem Optimizing capillary surfaces in space forms.
method Constrained mean curvature flow.
result Flow converges to spherical caps globally.
Study anisotropic capillary surfaces in a wedge using generalized Minkowski norms.
problem Understanding capillary surfaces with anisotropic forces.
method Generalized Minkowski norm on the unit sphere, new Minkowski formulae, Heintze-Karcher inequality.
result Proved an Alexandrov-type theorem in the anisotropic setting.
Proves ε-regularity for capillary surfaces in Riemannian manifolds.
problem Regularity of minimal surfaces with capillary boundary conditions.
method Uniform first variation control and ε-regularity theorems for varifolds.
result Capillary varifolds with bounded mean curvature and close to a capillary half-plane coincide with a C1,α properly embedded hypersurface. Paper proves inequality linking capillary surfaces to Finsler geometry.
problem Proving a Heintze-Karcher inequality for capillary hypersurfaces.
method Introduced a Finsler metric for geodesic flow and studied the hypersurface properties.
result Established a new inequality relating capillary surfaces to Finsler geometry.
The paper proves formulas for capillary surfaces and applies them to inequalities and area estimates.
problem Understanding capillary surfaces and their properties.
method Established monotonicity formulas for capillary surfaces in half-space and unit ball.
result Extended Li-Yau-type inequalities and optimal area estimates for capillary surfaces.
In this paper we prove that a capillary minimal surface outside the unit ball in R3 with one embedded end and finite total curvature must be either part of the plane or part of the catenoid. We also prove that a capillary minimal surface outside the unit ball with one end asymptotic to the end of the Ennep…
New Minkowski inequality for capillary surfaces in half-space.
problem Establishing a new Minkowski inequality for capillary surfaces.
method Flow of inverse mean curvature type for capillary hypersurfaces in a half-space.
result Derive a new Minkowski-type inequality for star-shaped and mean convex capillary hypersurfaces.
Paper solves anisotropic capillary Minkowski problem for p ≥ 1.
problem Anisotropic capillary convex bodies and their properties.
method Introduced anisotropic capillary p-sum and computed variations of quermassintegrals. result Solved the anisotropic capillary Lp-Minkowski problem for p≥1. Theory for capillary surfaces in 3-manifolds with smooth boundary.
problem Existence and multiplicity of capillary surfaces with given mean curvature and contact angle.
method Min-max theory applied to capillary surfaces in 3-manifolds.
result Existence of nontrivial, smooth, almost properly embedded surfaces with constant mean curvature and contact angle.
Study confirms conjecture: minimal Lagrangian surfaces with Legendrian boundary are rigid.
problem Characterize minimal Lagrangian surfaces with Legendrian capillary boundary.
method Analyzes surfaces in B4 with Legendrian boundary on S3. result Equatorial plane disks and catenoids are the only minimal Lagrangian surfaces with Legendrian capillary boundary.
Paper extends Wente's result to anisotropic capillary surfaces in half-spaces.
problem Extending Wente's result to anisotropic capillary surfaces.
method New Heintze-Karcher inequality and Minkowski formula.
result Anisotropic capillary hypersurfaces in half-spaces are Wulff shapes.
Solves capillary Lp-Christoffel-Minkowski problem in half-space.
problem Capillary surfaces in half-space geometry.
method Non-collapsing estimate for height and capillary support function.
result Extends Christoffel-Minkowski existence result.
Paper proves rigidity of initial data sets with boundary and capillary MOTS.
problem Rigidity of initial data sets with boundary and capillary MOTS.
method Estimates area of MOTS, proves rigidity for 3D, extends to high dimensions using Yamabe constant.
result Rigidity results for initial data sets with boundary and capillary MOTS.
Study shows how curved surfaces evolve smoothly to spherical shapes.
problem Evolution of curved surfaces with capillary boundaries.
method Volume-preserving curvature flow with power mean curvature speed.
result Convex initial hypersurfaces evolve to spherical caps over time.
Stable capillary surfaces in weighted balls are disks.
problem Finding the shape of isoperimetric regions in weighted balls.
method Stability analysis and Hsiang symmetrization.
result Interior boundaries of isoperimetric regions in weighted balls are disks.
The study proves properties of capillary graphs in half-spaces.
problem Characterizing capillary minimal graphs in half-spaces.
method Analyzing tangent cones and regular set properties.
result Capillary minimal graphs in low dimensions or specific cone conditions are linear.
The paper bounds the index of CMC surfaces with capillary boundary.
problem Bounding the index of CMC surfaces with capillary boundary.
method Comparison of second variations of area and energy, derived second variation formulae.
result The index is bounded linearly by genus, boundary components, and contact angle.
In 1996, Kirk Lancaster and David Siegel investigated the existence and behavior of radial limits at a corner of the boundary of the domain of solutions of capillary and other prescribed mean curvature problems with contact angle boundary data. In Theorem 3, they provide an example of a capillary surface in a unit disk…
Paper solves capillary Lp-Minkowski problem for p>1.
problem Finding capillary convex bodies with prescribed Lp-surface area measures.
method Reduction to Monge-Ampère equation with Robin boundary condition.
result Solved capillary Lp-Minkowski problem in smooth category for p>1.
Proves uniqueness of capillary disks in 3D domains.
problem Proving uniqueness of capillary disks in three-dimensional domains modeled by elliptic PDEs.
method Using elliptic PDEs and properties of surfaces in 3D domains, generalizing Nitsche's and Hopf's theorems.
result Generalizes Nitsche's result for capillary constant mean curvature disks in the Euclidean ball.
In this paper we provide a large new family of embedded capillary surfaces inside polyhedral regions in the Euclidean space. The angle of contact of the examples we furnish is prescribed to be any value in (2π,π] and it is allowed to vary from one boundary component to the other.
For a compact spacelike constant mean curvature surface with nonempty boundary in the three-dimensional Lorentz-Minkowski space, we introduce a rotation index of the lines of curvature at the boundary umbilic point, which was developed by Choe \cite{Choe}. Using the concept of the rotation index at the interior and bou…
We generalize a theorem by J. Choe on capillary surfaces for arbitrary 3-dimensional spaces of constant curvature. The main tools in this paper are an extension of a theorem of H. Hopf due to S.-S. Chern and two index lemmas by J. Choe.
The liquid shape between two vertical parallel plates in a gravity field due to capillary forces is studied. When the physical system achieves its mechanical equilibrium, the capillary surface has mean curvature proportional to its height above a horizontal reference plane and it meets the vertical walls in a prescribe…
We obtain a bound for the area of a capillary H−surface in a three-manifold with umbilic boundary and controlled sectional curvature. We then analyze the geometry when this area bound is realized, and obtain rigidity theorems. As a side product, we obtain existence of totally geodesic embedded surfaces in hyperbolic …
Constructs minimal capillary cones with specific symmetry and proves their existence and uniqueness.
problem Proves existence and uniqueness of minimal capillary cones with bi-orthogonal symmetry.
method Solves a nonlinear free boundary equation parametrized by the contact angle and uses monotonicity properties.
result Demonstrates that minimizing capillary hypersurfaces can have singularities in codimension 7.
We show that a capillary surface in a solid cone, that is, a surface that has constant mean curvature and the boundary of surface meets the boundary of the cone with a constant angle, is radially graphical if the mean curvature is non-positive with respect to the Gauss map pointing toward the domain bounded by the surf…
Study proves rigidity of minimal hypersurfaces in specific manifolds.
problem Proving rigidity of complete free boundary minimal hypersurfaces.
method Warped θ-bubble method, generalizing capillary surfaces. result No complete two-sided stable free boundary immersions in unit ball of R4. Second paper applies Morse index to constrained optimization problems.
problem Optimization problems with constraints on capillary surfaces.
method Abstract Morse index formulation applied to capillary surfaces.
result Precise determination of indices with constraints for various examples.
We consider a capillary drop that contacts several planar bounding walls so as to produce singularities (vertices) in the boundary of its free surface. It is shown under various conditions that when the number of vertices is less than or equal to three, then the free surface must be a portion of a sphere. These results…
The paper proves the existence of constant mean curvature disks with capillary boundary conditions.
problem Existence of constant mean curvature disks with specific boundary conditions.
method Extending Struwe's result to a broader range of boundary angles.
result Existence of constant mean curvature disks with index at most 1.
Study anisotropic flow for capillary hypersurfaces, proving new inequalities.
problem Anisotropic capillary hypersurfaces and their properties.
method Anisotropic volume-preserving mean curvature flow, new approach for strictly convex initial hypersurfaces.
result Established new Alexandrov-Fenchel inequalities for strictly convex anisotropic capillary hypersurfaces.
The paper applies a capillary John ellipsoid theorem to solve capillary curvature problems.
problem Solving capillary curvature problems in Euclidean half-spaces.
method Applying a capillary John ellipsoid theorem to derive non-collapsing estimates and gradient estimates.
result Established existence of solutions to capillary curvature problems in certain ranges of p and q. New minimal surfaces in spheres with complex topologies from capillarity.
problem Constructing minimal surfaces in spheres with rich topologies.
method General construction of embedded minimal and constant mean curvature surfaces in Sn using capillary hypersurfaces. result Non-trivial sphere bundles over various base spaces, including Stiefel manifolds and complex quadrics.
Proves conjectured capillary Blaschke-Santaló inequality for certain convex hypersurfaces.
problem Proving a conjectured inequality for specific convex hypersurfaces.
method Analyzing unconditional, strictly convex capillary hypersurfaces.
result The inequality holds for θ∈(0,2π) and has no finite upper bound for θ∈(2π,π). Study stability of surfaces in spacetimes, proving new estimates and theorems.
problem Stability of surfaces in spacetime and their applications.
method Variational techniques, Christodoulou-Yau estimate, Cohn-Vossen inequality, global theorem, capillary stability, area inequality, diameter estimate.
result Established new estimates and theorems for stable surfaces in spacetime.