arXiv research

Proves uniqueness of catenoid-like shapes in a ball.

The critical catenoid is uniquely determined by certain symmetries of its boundary.

The study classifies solutions to a specific eigenvalue problem and identifies the critical catenoid.

We show that an embedded minimal annulus $Σ^2 \subset B^3$ which intersects $\partial B^3$ orthogonally and is invariant under reflection through the coordinate planes is the critical catenoid. The proof uses nodal domain arguments and a characterization, due to Fraser and Schoen, of the critical catenoid as the unique…

Physics-Informed Neural Network (PINN) computes the Morse index of the critical catenoid.

We show that the rotationally symmetric free boundary minimal catenoid in the unit ball in $\Bbb{R}^3$ has Morse index equal to $4$.

In this article, we show that the critical catenoid, as a free boundary minimal surface of the unit ball in $\mathbb{R}^3$, has index $4$. We also prove that a free boundary minimal surface of the unit ball in $\mathbb{R}^3$, that is not a flat disk, has index at least $4$.

New method characterizes minimal surfaces in 3D space.

The paper identifies a new geometric and spectral phenomenon in the critical hyperbolic catenoid family.

We construct a new family of high genus examples of free boundary minimal surfaces in the Euclidean unit 3-ball by desingularizing the intersection of a coaxial pair of a critical catenoid and an equatorial disk. The surfaces are constructed by singular perturbation methods and have three boundary components. They are …

Minimal surfaces reflect across spheres, proving annulus uniqueness.

New minimal annuli found in unit ball, solving old problems.

In Part I of this article we generalize the Linearized Doubling (LD) approach, introduced in earlier work by NK, by proving a general theorem stating that if $Σ$ is a closed minimal surface embedded in a Riemannian three-manifold $(N,g)$ and its Jacobi operator has trivial kernel, then given a suitable family of LD sol…

In earlier work of NK new closed embedded smooth minimal surfaces in the round three-sphere $\mathbb{S}^3(1)$ were constructed, each resembling two parallel copies of the equatorial two-sphere $\mathbb{S}^2_{eq}$ joined by small catenoidal bridges, with the catenoidal bridges concentrating along two parallel circles, o…

Critical spherical catenoids have Robin nullity and asymptotic radius determined.

In this note we investigate free boundary minimal surfaces in the Euclidean 3-space, and by using holomorphic techniques developed by Fraser and Schoen we prove that the free boundary minimal annulus is the critical catenoid.

This thesis constructs cmc 1/2 surfaces from catenoids, proving convergence and solving boundary value problems.

We prove that the only embedded free boundary minimal surface $Σ$ in $\mathbb{B}^3$ with index $4$ is the critical catenoid. This extends fundamental work of A. Fraser and R. Schoen, as well as the work of H. Tran.

We show that, among free boundary minimal surfaces in the unit ball in the three-dimensional Euclidean space, the flat equatorial disk and the critical catenoid are characterised by a pinching condition on the length of their second fundamental form.

We extend to higher codimension earlier characterization of the equatorial disk and the critical catenoid by a pinching condition on the length of their second fundamental form among free boundary minimal surfaces in the three dimensional Euclidean ball due to L. Ambrozio and I. Nunes.

For all $n$, we define the $n$-dimensional critical catenoid $M_n$ to be the unique rotationally symmetric, free boundary minimal hypersurface of non-trivial topology embedded in the closed unit ball in $\Bbb{R}^{n+1}$. We show that the Morse index $\text{MI}(n)$ of $M_n$ satisfies the following asymptotic estimate as …

In this paper, we study the critical case of the Allard regularity theorem. Combining with Reifenberg's topological disk theorem, we get a critical Allard-Reifenberg type regularity theorem. As a main result, we get the topological finiteness for a class of properly immersed surfaces in $\mathbb{R}^n$ with finite Willm…

We consider the relationship of the geometry of compact Riemannian manifolds with boundary to the first nonzero eigenvalue sigma_1 of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map (Steklov eigenvalue). For surfaces Sigma with genus gamma and k boundary components we obtain the upper bound sigma_1L(\partial Σ) \leq 2(2gamma+k)π. We atte…

In this paper we study the maximal stable domains on minimal catenoids in Euclidean and hyperbolic spaces and in $H^2 \times R$. We in particular investigate whether half-vertical catenoids are maximal stable domains (\emph{Lindelöf's property}). We also consider stable domains on catenoid-cousins in hyperbolic space. …

In this note we construct a vase of catenoids - a symmetric immersed minimal surface with planar and catenoid ends.

Study on catenoid stability using asymmetric potentials.

This paper concerns some stability properties of higher dimensional catenoids in $\rr^{n+1}$ with $n\ge 3$. We prove that higher dimensional catenoids have index one. We use $δ$-stablity for minimal hypersurfaces and show that the catenoid is $\frac 2n$-stable and a complete $\frac 2n$-stable minimal hypersurface is a …

Catenoids in de Sitter $3$-space $S^3_1$ belong to a certain class of space-like constant mean curvature one surfaces. In a previous work, the authors classified such catenoids, and found that two different classes of countably many exceptional elliptic catenoids are not realized as closed subsets in $S^3_1$. Here we s…

Proves the index of a Möbius band in 4D ball equals 5.

Constructs a unique surface in a ball with specific properties.

Let $A \subset \mathbb{R} ^2$ be a smooth doubly connected domain. We consider the Dirichlet energy $E(u)=\int_{A} |\nabla u|^2$, where $u:A \rightarrow \mathbb{C}$, and look for critical points of this energy with prescribed modulus $|u|=1$ on $\partial A$ and with prescribed degrees on the two connected components o…

In this paper, we compute the Morse index for a free boundary minimal submanifold from data of two simpler problems. The first one is the corresponding problem with fixed boundary condition; and the second is associated with the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map for Jacobi fields. As an application, we show that the Morse index…

In 3-dimensional Lorentz-Minkowski space we determine the number of catenoids connecting two coaxial circles in parallel planes. This study is separated according to the types of circles and the causal character (spacelike and timelike) of the catenoid.

We study time-like hypersurfaces with vanishing mean curvature in the (3+1) dimensional Minkowski space, which are the hyperbolic counterparts to minimal embeddings of Riemannian manifolds. The catenoid is a stationary solution of the associated Cauchy problem. This solution is linearly unstable, and we show that this …

In this paper, we determine the maximally stable, rotationally invariant domains on the catenoids $\cC_a$ (minimal surfaces invariant by rotations) in the Heisenberg group with a left-invariant metric. We show that these catenoids have Morse index at least 3 and we bound the index from above in terms of the parameter $…

Researchers create minimal surfaces with Scherk ends and find catenoid limits.

This paper studies non-compact Ricci surfaces with catenoidal ends.

Study calculates the renormalized area of catenoids in hyperbolic spaces.

We consider an appoximation of a catenoid constructed from "odd" truncated cones that maintains minimality in a certain sense. Thorough this procedure, we obtain a discrete curve approximating a catenary by exploiting the fact that it is the function that generates a catenoid. In this investigation, the theory of the G…

For a complete minimal surface in the Euclidean 3-space, the so-called flux vector corresponds to each end. The flux vectors are balanced, i.e., the sum of those over all ends are zero. Consider the following inverse problem: For each balanced n vectors, find an n-end catenoid which attains given vectors as flux. Here,…

We give a Weierstrass type representation for semi-discrete minimal surfaces in Euclidean 3-space. We then give explicit parametrizations of various smooth, semi-discrete and fully-discrete catenoids, determined from either variational or integrable systems principles. Finally, we state the shared properties that those…

Study finds a minimal surface in a ball with specific properties.

We show that asymptotically Schwarzschildean 3-manifolds cannot contain minimal surfaces obtained by perturbative deformations of a Euclidean catenoid, no matter how small the ADM mass of the ambient space and how large the neck of the catenoid itself. Such an obstruction is sharply three-dimensional and ceases to hold…

The paper proves criticality criteria and spectral splitting theorems for manifolds with Ricci bounds.

Study free boundary minimal submanifolds in geodesic balls in hyperbolic and spherical spaces.

The study classifies surfaces with specific curvature properties.

Characterizes curves for minimal surfaces in de Sitter space.

We give a parameterization of Alfred Gray's Elliptical Catenoid and Elliptical Hellicoid using Jacobi's elliptic functions. This parameterization avoids some problems present in the original depiction of these surfaces.