The paper connects curvature positivity to rational connectedness in complex geometry.
problem Establishing a geometric criterion for rational connectedness.
method Uhlenbeck-Yau's continuity method applied to mean curvature positivity.
result Holomorphic tangent bundle mean curvature positivity is equivalent to rational connectedness of compact Kähler manifolds.
In this paper we prove a compactness theorem for constant mean curvature surfaces with area and genus bound in three manifold with positive Ricci curvature. As an application, we give a lower bound of first eigenvalue of constant mean curvature surfaces in three manifold with positive Ricci curvature.
Study negative scalar curvature metrics with positive boundary mean curvature.
problem Bounding conformal metrics with specific curvature properties.
method Analyzing Riemannian manifolds with boundary conditions.
result A priori boundedness of metrics in specific cases.
Proves Gromov's conjecture on total mean curvature using surgery and positive mass theorems.
problem Proving Gromov's conjecture on total mean curvature of fill-ins.
method Surgery to reduce to fill-ins of spheres, positive mass theorems, and quantitative surgery process.
result Proves Gromov's conjecture on total mean curvature in various cases.
We study inverse mean curvature flows of starshaped, mean convex hypersurfaces in warped product manifolds with a positive warping factor φ(r). If φ′(r)>0 and φ′′(r)≥0, we show that these flows exist for all times, remain starshaped and mean convex. Plus the positivity of φ′′(r) and …
We provide a direct proof of a non-collapsing estimate for compact hypersurfaces with positive mean curvature moving under the mean curvature flow: Precisely, if every point on the initial hypersurface admits an interior sphere with radius inversely proportional to the mean curvature at that point, then this remains tr…
The paper explores conditions for positive scalar curvature on manifolds with boundaries and their doubles.
problem Conditions for positive scalar curvature on manifolds with boundaries and their doubles.
method Analyzes the relationship between boundary conditions and positive scalar curvature metrics on manifolds and their doubles.
result Provides conditions for positive scalar curvature metrics on manifolds with boundaries and their doubles.
Constructs uniformly positive scalar curvature metrics on open manifolds
problem Finding uniformly positive scalar curvature metrics on open manifolds
method Using Morse functions and exhaustion
result Proving the existence of uniformly positive scalar curvature metrics
3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature and bounded geometry are contractible.
problem Characterizing 3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature and bounded geometry.
method Maximal weak solution to inverse mean curvature flow.
result Complete contractible 3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature and bounded geometry are R3. Estimates Bartnik mass for metrics with nonnegative Gauss curvature.
problem Estimating Bartnik mass for specific metric configurations.
method Using area, total mean curvature, and a metric roundness measure.
result Estimate approaches sharp value for round spheres.
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.
Radial graphs with constant mean curvature found in Euclidean space.
problem Existence of hypersurfaces with constant mean curvature.
method Radial graphs over domains of the unit sphere, Dirichlet problem.
result Existence of hypersurfaces with positive constant mean curvature.
Proves existence of special 2-spheres in curved 3-spaces.
problem Existence of constant mean curvature 2-spheres in Riemannian 3-spheres.
method Develops a min-max scheme for a weighted Dirichlet energy functional, using bi-harmonic approximation, derivative estimates, and Morse index estimates.
result Proves existence for almost every mean curvature and all for positively curved 3-spheres.
In this paper, we mainly study the mean curvature flow in Kähler surfaces with positive holomorphic sectional curvatures. We prove that if the ratio of the maximum and the minimum of the holomorphic sectional curvatures is less than 2, then there exists a positive constant δ depending on the ratio such that $\cosα\ge…
We provide explicit examples which show that mean convexity (i.e. positivity of the mean curvature) and positivity of the scalar curvature are non-preserved curvature conditions for hypersurfaces of the Euclidean space evolving under either the volume- or the area preserving mean curvature flow. The relevance of our ex…
The doubling conjecture for positive scalar curvature is proven under certain conditions.
problem Determining when a manifold with a specific boundary condition admits positive scalar curvature.
method Surgery techniques for positive scalar and mean curvature, and existence of area-minimizing hypersurfaces.
result The doubling conjecture holds true for manifolds with certain split conditions on fundamental groups.
The paper studies curvature properties of direct image bundles.
problem Investigating curvature properties of direct image bundles.
method Using subharmonic metrics and mean curvature analysis.
result Direct image bundles carry metrics with positive mean curvature.
Constructs obstructions and deformation principles for positive scalar curvature metrics with mean convex boundaries.
problem Obstructing the existence of positive scalar curvature metrics with mean convex boundaries.
method Atiyah-Patodi-Singer index formula, deformation principle, homotopy equivalences, higher homotopy groups.
result Construction of compact manifolds with nontrivial higher homotopy groups for positive scalar curvature metrics with mean convex boundaries.
In this note we study constant mean curvature surfaces in asymptotically flat 3-manifolds. We prove that, in an asymptotically flat 3-manifold with positive mass, stable spheres of given constant mean curvature outside a fixed compact subset are unique. Therefore we are able to conclude that there is a unique foliation…
The paper studies curvature changes on manifolds with boundary.
problem Investigating conformal deformations of curvature on manifolds with boundary.
method Establishing sufficient conditions for positive scalar curvature and mean convex boundary, exploring further deformation scenarios.
result Conditions for conformal deformations to complete metrics with positive scalar curvature and mean convex boundary.
Maps between positively curved manifolds with non-increasing area are rigid.
problem Understanding maps between manifolds with positive curvature and non-increasing area.
method Exploring the graphical mean curvature flow and using Brendle's sphere theorem.
result Maps between certain positively curved manifolds are homotopy trivial, Riemannian submersion, local isometry, or isometric immersion.
In this paper we prove that stable, compact without boundary, oriented, nonzero constant mean curvature surfaces in the de Sitter-Schwarzschild and Reissner-Nordstrom manifolds are the slices, provided its mean curvature satisfies some positive lower bound. More generally, we prove that stable, compact without boundary…
The paper studies how certain surfaces evolve over time.
problem Evolution of specific types of surfaces in high dimensions.
method Approximation by simpler problems to prove long-term existence.
result Long-time existence of the Hα-flow for specified surfaces. Study shows contractibility of certain metrics on 3-manifolds.
problem Topology of metrics on 3-manifolds with boundary constraints.
method Proves contractibility of spaces of metrics under specific constraints.
result Spaces of constrained metrics are contractible when non-empty.
Classifies hypersurfaces with positive constant mean curvature in hyperbolic space.
problem Classifying hypersurfaces with positive constant mean curvature in hyperbolic space.
method Classifies hypersurfaces with rotational symmetry and positive constant r-th mean curvature in HnimesR. result Compact connected hypersurfaces of constant r-th mean curvature embedded in Hnimes[0,∞) with boundary in the slice Hnimes{0} are topological disks under suitable assumptions. The study proves manifold properties related to positive scalar curvature.
problem Proving the non-existence of metrics with positive scalar curvature on certain manifolds.
method Use of generalized soap bubbles and prescribed-mean-curvature functionals.
result Proves non-existence of metrics with positive scalar curvature on specific manifolds.
Paper proves mass theorems for nonnegative scalar curvature metrics.
problem Proving mass theorems for metrics with nonnegative scalar curvature.
method New local inverse mean curvature flow with quantitative stability.
result Existence of isoperimetric sets in low regularity metrics.
Study on evolving graphs of functions under mean curvature flow in R^n.
problem Proving long-time existence and convergence of special Lagrangian evolution equation.
method Consider the graph of a C2 function u on Rn, deform it by mean curvature flow, and analyze under 2-positivity assumption. result Proves long-time existence and convergence results under 2-positivity assumption, improving previous results.
Classifies 3-manifolds with uniformly positive scalar curvature.
problem Classifying 3-manifolds with uniformly positive scalar curvature.
method Analyzes properties of 3-manifolds with mean convex boundaries and uniformly positive scalar curvature.
result 3-manifolds with uniformly positive scalar curvature are homeomorphic to sums of spherical 3-manifolds and S1imesS2. The study finds all possible 3D polytopes in Riemannian 3-manifolds with positive scalar curvature.
problem Understanding the combinatorial types of 3D polytopes in specific Riemannian manifolds.
method Analysis of mean curvature convex Riemannian polyhedra with non-obtuse dihedral angles in positive scalar curvature 3-manifolds.
result Determination of combinatorial types of 3D simple convex polytopes.
Smooth approximations bound dihedral angles of convex polytopes.
problem Bounding dihedral angles of convex polytopes.
method Approximating polytopes with smooth hypersurfaces and using geometric relations.
result Established lower bounds on dihedral angles.
In this paper, we mainly study the mean curvature flow in Kähler surfaces with positive holomorphic sectional curvatures. First, we prove that if the ratio λ of the maximum and the minimum of the holomorphic sectional curvatures <2, then there exists a positive constant $δ>\frac{29(λ-1)}{\sqrt{(48-24λ)^{2}+(29λ-29…
The paper proves rigidity results for non-positively curved homogeneous Finsler metrics.
problem Rigidity of non-positively curved homogeneous Finsler metrics.
method Analyzes and proves rigidity results for specific Finsler metrics with non-positive flag curvature.
result Homogeneous Finsler spaces with non-positive flag curvature and isotropic S-curvature are either Riemannian or locally Minkowskian.
We first present a warped product manifold with boundary to show the non-uniqueness of the positive constant scalar curvature and positive constant boundary mean curvature equation. Next, we construct a smooth counterexample to show that the compactness of the set of "lower energy" solutions to the above equation fails…
We prove differential Harnack inequalities for flows of strictly convex hypersurfaces by powers p, 0<p<1, of the mean curvature in Einstein manifolds with a positive lower bound on the sectional curvature. We assume that this lower bound is sufficiently large compared to the derivatives of the curvature tensor of t…
The study proves a theorem for surfaces using Codazzi operators and investigates parallel mean curvature surfaces.
problem Understanding surfaces with parallel mean curvature in product spaces.
method Intrinsic Klotz-Osserman theorem and Simons' formula.
result The existence of surfaces with parallel mean curvature in product spaces with non-positive Gaussian curvature.
Positive mass theorem for tori with scalar curvature bounds.
problem Proving positivity of static quasi-local mass for tori.
method Generalization of Shi-Tam result to 2-tori with specific curvature and scalar curvature bounds.
result Total weighted mean curvature of 2-tori is not greater than that of an isometric embedding into the Kottler manifold.
The paper proves the existence of embedded hypersurfaces of constant mean curvature in manifolds with positive Ricci curvature.
problem Proving the existence of embedded hypersurfaces of constant mean curvature in manifolds with positive Ricci curvature.
method Using the Allen--Cahn min-max scheme with a non-zero constant prescribing function.
result The existence of embedded, closed λ-CMC hypersurfaces with Morse index 1 for any prescribed non-zero constant λ.
We prove that S^2 x S^2 satisfies an intermediate condition between having metrics with positive Ricci and positive sectional curvature. Namely, there exist metrics for which the average of the sectional curvatures of any two planes tangent at the same point, but separated by a minimum distance in the 2-Grassmannian, i…
The paper proves a theorem about mean curvature in Euclidean and hyperbolic spaces.
problem Proving a theorem about mean curvature in Euclidean and hyperbolic spaces.
method Analyzing connected mean convex regions with at least two components in Rn+1 and hyperbolic space. result Connected mean convex regions in Rn+1 with at least two components cannot have strictly positive mean curvature. Curvature conditions distinguish Euclidean space and disks in contractible manifolds.
problem Distinguish Euclidean space and disks among contractible manifolds.
method Investigate curvature conditions on open and compact contractible manifolds with boundary.
result Stronger curvature conditions can distinguish disks from Euclidean spaces.
We study convex entire graphs evolving with normal velocity equal to a positive power of the mean curvature. Under mild assumptions we prove longtime existence.
In this paper we study the geometry of first time singularities of the mean curvature flow. By the curvature pinching estimate of Huisken and Sinestrari, we prove that a mean curvature flow of hypersurfaces in the Euclidean space Rn+1 with positive mean curvature is κ-noncollapsing, and a blow-up sequence conve…
Curvature flows in hyperbolic space preserve positive sectional curvature and contract to a point.
problem Preserving positive sectional curvature in contracting curvature flows in hyperbolic space.
method Homogeneous speed flow with positive sectional curvature, including kth mean curvature flow. result Positive sectional curvature is preserved and the hypersurface contracts to a round point in finite time.
Study on compactness and blow-up of solutions for Yamabe problems on manifolds with non-umbilic boundaries.
problem Compactness and blow-up behavior of solutions to the Yamabe boundary problem on manifolds with non-umbilic boundaries.
method Analysis of stability and blow-up sequences for solutions under perturbations of mean curvature and scalar curvature.
result Existence of a blowing-up sequence of solutions when perturbing the mean curvature from above or below with a function having a large positive maximum.
The study proves a new positive energy theorem for manifolds with specific curvature properties.
problem Proving a new positive energy theorem for manifolds with specific curvature properties.
method Establishing a systolic inequality relating boundary mean curvature to the systole of the boundary.
result Obtaining a new positive energy theorem, with equality for Horowitz-Myers metrics.
Total curvatures of certain hypersurfaces are continuous.
problem Continuity of curvatures in geometric settings.
method Hausdorff distance for hypersurfaces and convex bodies in Riemannian manifolds and Cartan-Hadamard spaces.
result Total generalized mean curvatures are continuous.
We consider graphical solutions to mean curvature flow and obtain a stability result for homothetically expanding solutions coming out of cones of positive mean curvature: If another solution is initially close to the cone at infinity, then the difference to the homothetically expanding solution becomes small for large…