The study proves a generic multiplicity one theorem for G-invariant minimal hypersurfaces.
problem Proving a generic multiplicity one theorem for G-invariant minimal hypersurfaces. method Equivariant min-max theory and analysis of G-homology classes. result Shows a generic multiplicity one theorem for G-invariant minimal hypersurfaces. Paper proves finiteness and Morse index estimates for equivariant min-max hypersurfaces.
problem Existence and finiteness of G-invariant minimal hypersurfaces. method Equivariant min-max theory, compactness theorem, bumpy metrics theorem.
result Generalization of Morse index estimates to equivariant setting.
New minimal hypersphere found in 4-sphere solving Bernstein problem.
problem Spherical Bernstein problem in S4 method Equivariant min-max theory for G-invariant minimal hypersurfaces result Construction of embedded non-equatorial minimal hypersphere
The paper generalizes free boundary min-max theory to equivariant settings.
problem Existence of minimal hypersurfaces with free boundary in manifolds with boundary.
method Free boundary min-max theory generalized to equivariant settings.
result Existence of nontrivial smooth almost properly embedded G-invariant minimal hypersurfaces with free boundary. We develop an equivariant min-max theory as proposed by Pitts-Rubinstein in 1988 and then show that it can produce many of the known minimal surfaces in S3 up to genus and symmetry group. We also produce several new infinite families of minimal surfaces in S3 proposed by Pitts-Rubinstein. These …
Bound on equivariant index for min-max surfaces.
problem Bounding the index of equivariant min-max surfaces.
method Equivariant min-max procedure with group action.
result Equivariant index bound by number of parameters.
Constructs a unique surface in a ball with specific properties.
problem Creating a minimal surface with specific topological and geometric constraints.
method Variational methods, equivariant min-max theory, nontrivial sweepout.
result First genus one critical catenoid in a unit ball.
Generic density of equivariant min-max hypersurfaces in Riemannian manifolds.
problem Finding generic density of equivariant min-max hypersurfaces in Riemannian manifolds.
method Weyl asymptotic law for G-equivariant volume spectrum, generic density result. result Generic density of equivariant min-max hypersurfaces in Riemannian manifolds.
The paper proves the existence of G-invariant minimal hypersurfaces on certain Riemannian manifolds.
problem Existence of G-invariant minimal hypersurfaces on specific Riemannian manifolds. method Adapted Almgren-Pitts min-max theory to a G-equivariant version. result Existence of nontrivial closed smooth embedded G-invariant minimal hypersurfaces. New minimal hypersurfaces in 4D sphere found.
problem Constructing embedded minimal hypersurfaces in S4. method Equivariant min-max theory and suspended Hopf action.
result Infinitely many topological S1-bundles and Seifert fibered manifolds found. The paper proves the regularity of cohomogeneity two problems and constructs minimal hypersurfaces on spheres.
problem Cohomogeneity two equivariant isotopy minimization problems and minimal hypersurfaces with large Betti numbers.
method Developed cohomogeneity two equivariant min-max theory for minimal hypersurfaces.
result Constructs minimal hypersurfaces on spheres with large Betti numbers and specific symmetries.
The paper finds a special hypersurface in a manifold with positive Ricci curvature.
problem Finding a special hypersurface in a manifold with positive Ricci curvature.
method Equivariant min-max method applied to G-manifolds. result The hypersurface is a multiplicity one minimal G-hypersurface. We prove a sharp area estimate for catenoids that allows us to rule out the phenomenon of multiplicity in min-max theory in several settings. We apply it to prove that i) the width of a three-manifold with positive Ricci curvature is realized by an orientable minimal surface ii) minimal genus Heegaard surfaces in such …
Infinite G-invariant minimal hypersurfaces found in Riemannian manifolds.
problem Finding minimal hypersurfaces in manifolds with group actions.
method New algorithm using multi-stage maximal cuttings.
result Each G-homology class admits infinitely many distinct realizations by embedded minimal G-hypersurfaces. New minimal surfaces found in 3D sphere with low genus.
problem Finding minimal surfaces in 3D sphere with low genus.
method Equivariant min-max procedure applied to a novel sweepout.
result Discovered new minimal surfaces with low genus.
Study of free boundary minimal surfaces with new existence and degeneration results.
problem Understanding free boundary minimal surfaces and their properties.
method Degeneration analysis and equivariant min-max scheme to prove existence.
result Existence and degeneration results for free boundary minimal surfaces.
New proof of Smale conjecture for RP^3 and lens spaces using min-max theory.
problem Proving the Smale conjecture for specific spaces.
method Minimal surfaces and min-max theory.
result New proof of Smale conjecture for RP3 and lens spaces. The paper solves min-max widths on a 3-sphere and strengthens multiplicity theorems.
problem Which min-max widths of the unit 3-sphere lie between 2π2 and 8π? method Homological min-max theory and stronger versions of multiplicity one theorems.
result Proves the 10th to 13th min-max widths of the unit 3-sphere lie between 2π2 and 8π. This research proves that two min-max theories for hypersurfaces are equivalent.
problem Comparing two min-max theories for hypersurfaces.
method Developed and proved the equivalence of Almgren-Pitts and Allen-Cahn min-max theories.
result The Almgren-Pitts widths and Allen-Cahn widths are equivalent.
We construct and analyze minimal disc stackings with bounds on their Morse index.
problem Constructing and analyzing minimal free boundary disc stackings.
method Constructing minimal free boundary disc stackings in a three-dimensional Euclidean unit ball, proving bounds on their Morse index.
result Uniform, linear bounds on the Morse index of all such surfaces.
Proves multiplicity one for boundary minimal hypersurfaces in compact manifolds.
problem Proving multiplicity one for min-max free boundary minimal hypersurfaces in compact manifolds with boundary.
method Developed existence and regularity theory for free boundary hypersurfaces with prescribed mean curvature, including Morse index bounds.
result Proved multiplicity one theorem for min-max free boundary minimal hypersurfaces in compact manifolds with boundary.
Constructs cmc doublings of minimal surfaces via min-max theory.
problem Construct cmc doublings of minimal surfaces.
method Uses min-max theory and catenoid estimate.
result Constructs ε-cmc doublings of Σ for small ε > 0.
Paper improves Morse index bound for hypersurfaces.
problem Improving Morse index bound for hypersurfaces.
method Construction of hierarchical deformations and restrictive min-max theory.
result Generalizes a result by X. Zhou for 3≤n+1≤7. 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.
We prove that in a closed manifold of dimension between 3 and 7 with a bumpy metric, the min-max minimal hypersurfaces associated with the volume spectrum introduced by Gromov, Guth, Marques-Neves, are two-sided and have multiplicity one. This confirms a conjecture by Marques-Neves. We prove that in a bumpy metric each…
Theory proves existence of hypersurfaces with prescribed curvature.
problem Existence of hypersurfaces with prescribed mean curvature in noncompact manifolds.
method Developed min-max theory for noncompact manifolds.
result Proved existence of closed and finite area hypersurfaces.
Study confirms a 2-sphere metric with three geodesics of minimal length.
problem Understanding the systolic, width, and Gromov-Guth metrics on a 2-sphere.
method Classical min-max and hyperbolic geometry tools.
result Figure-eight geodesics achieve the systolic, width, and Gromov-Guth metrics on a 2-sphere.
Anisotropic min-max theory constructs stable minimal surfaces in 3-manifolds.
problem Constructing stable anisotropic minimal surfaces in 3-manifolds.
method Anisotropic min-max theory, removable singularity theorems.
result Constructs stable anisotropic minimal surfaces in 3-manifolds without singularities.
In this paper, we develop a min-max theory for the construction of constant mean curvature (CMC) hypersurfaces of prescribed mean curvature in an arbitrary closed manifold. As a corollary, we prove the existence of a nontrivial, smooth, closed, almost embedded, CMC hypersurface of any given mean curvature c. Moreover…
Study min-max theory for hypersurfaces with boundary constraints.
problem Finding minimal hypersurfaces with boundary constraints.
method Schoen-Simon-type regularity result for integral varifolds, proving existence of closed hypersurfaces with specific properties.
result Existence of a closed C1,1 hypersurface with codimension ≥7 singular set in the interior. The Min-max Theory for the area functional, started by Almgren in the early 1960s and greatly improved by Pitts in 1981, was left incomplete because it gave no Morse index estimate for the min-max minimal hypersurface. We advance the theory further and prove the first general Morse index bounds for minimal hypersurface…
In 1965, T. J. Willmore conjectured that the integral of the square of the mean curvature of a torus immersed in Euclidean three-space is at least 2π^2. We prove this conjecture using the min-max theory of minimal surfaces.
Freedman, He, and Wang, conjectured in 1994 that the Mobius energy should be minimized, among the class of all nontrivial links in Euclidean space, by the stereographic projection of the standard Hopf link. We prove this conjecture using the min-max theory of minimal surfaces.
In this paper, we build up a min-max theory for minimal surfaces using sweepouts of surfaces of genus g≥2. We develop a direct variational methods similar to the proof of the famous Plateau problem by J. Douglas and T. Rado. As a result, we show that the min-max value for the area functional can be achieved by a …
Given a Riemannian manifold and a closed submanifold, we find a geodesic segment with free boundary on the given submanifold. This is a corollary of the min-max theory which we develop in this article for the free boundary variational problem. In particular, we develop a modified Birkhoff curve shortening process to ac…
The paper characterizes gaps in minimal foliations on tori using energy criteria.
problem Characterizing gaps in minimal foliations on tori.
method Introduced an energy to study min-max theory and applied it to Almgren-Pitts min-max theory.
result For a generic metric, if a lamination contains a gap, there exists a non-area-minimizing minimal hypersurface inside the gap.
In this paper, we consider first-order convergence theory and algorithms for solving a class of non-convex non-concave min-max saddle-point problems, whose objective function is weakly convex in the variables of minimization and weakly concave in the variables of maximization. It has many important applications in mach…
I will talk about my recent work with Fernando Marques where we used Almgren-Pitts Min-max Theory to settle some open questions in Geometry: The Willmore conjecture, the Freedman-He-Wang conjecture for links (jointly with Ian Agol), and the existence of infinitely many minimal hypersurfaces in manifolds of positive Ric…
The paper finds infinitely many half-volume CMC hypersurfaces on generic or Ricci-positive manifolds.
problem Finding infinitely many half-volume constant mean curvature (CMC) hypersurfaces on manifolds.
method Developed a min-max theory for non-local functionals to prove the existence of these hypersurfaces.
result Infinitely many geometrically distinct CMC hypersurfaces enclosing half the volume of a manifold.
In this paper, we establish a min-max theory for constructing minimal disks with free boundary in any closed Riemannian manifold. The main result is an effective version of the partial Morse theory for minimal disks with free boundary established by Fraser. Our theory also includes as a special case the min-max theory …
Strong parallels can be drawn between the theory of minimal hypersurfaces and the theory of phase transitions. Borrowing ideas from the former we extend recent results on the regularity of stable phase transition interfaces to the finite Morse index case. As an application we present a PDE-based proof of the celebrated…
The study finds a way to create minimal surfaces with specific shapes in 3-manifolds.
problem Creating minimal surfaces with prescribed genus in 3-manifolds with positive Ricci curvature.
method Develops a min-max theory and shows deformability of surfaces in a generic metric.
result Establishes a theorem for producing minimal surfaces with prescribed genus.
New self-expander found between two given asymptotic ones.
problem Finding new self-expanders between given asymptotic ones.
method Developed a min-max theory for asymptotically conical self-expanders of mean curvature flow.
result Existence of a new asymptotically conical self-expander trapped between two given ones.
Entropy is a natural geometric quantity measuring the complexity of a surface embedded in R3. For dynamical reasons relating to mean curvature flow, Colding-Ilmanen-Minicozzi-White conjectured that the entropy of any closed surface is at least that of the self-shrinking two-sphere. We prove this conjecture …
Proves existence of Yamabe metrics on conical 4-manifolds using min-max method.
problem Existence of Yamabe metrics on conical 4-manifolds with singular points.
method Min-max scheme adapted to singular setting, leveraging recent positive mass theorems.
result Existence of Yamabe metrics on conical 4-manifolds with finitely-many singular points.
5 minimal tori found in 3-spheres with positive Ricci curvature.
problem Existence of at least 5 embedded minimal tori in 3-spheres with positive Ricci curvature.
method Combination of min-max theory and mean curvature flow heuristics.
result Confirms B. White's conjecture for positive Ricci curvature.
We prove that on a closed surface, for any c>0, our min-max theory for prescribing mean curvature produces a solution given by a curve of constant geodesic curvature c which is almost embedded, except for finitely many points, at which the solution is a stationary junction with integer density. Moreover, each smoot…
In this paper, we study the shape of the min-max minimal hypersurface produced by Almgren-Pitts-Schoen-Simon \cite{AF62, AF65, P81, SS81} in a Riemannian manifold (Mn+1,g) of positive Ricci curvature for all dimensions. The min-max hypersurface has a singular set of Hausdorff codimension 7. We characterize the …