Metric minimizing surfaces are locally CAT(0) in CAT(0) spaces.
problem Characterizing surfaces with no length nonincreasing deformations.
method Analyzing metric minimizing surfaces in CAT(0) spaces.
result Metric minimizing surfaces in CAT(0) spaces are locally CAT(0).
Paper examines stability of minimizing metrics on manifolds with boundary.
problem Stability of minimizing Yamabe metrics on compact manifolds with boundary.
method Investigates stability in the sense introduced by Escobar, showing closeness of nearly minimizing metrics.
result Quantitative closeness of nearly minimizing metrics to minimizing Yamabe metrics within their conformal class.
Minimal surfaces help prove a conjecture about special metrics.
problem Proving Arthur L. Besse's conjecture about CPE metrics.
method Using the theory of minimal surfaces.
result The conjecture is proven for 3D manifolds.
Paper shows regions close to negatively curved metrics are minimal fillings and rigid.
problem Boundary rigidity and minimality of metrics near negatively curved ones.
method Generalizes previous work on filling volume minimality and boundary rigidity for almost hyperbolic metrics.
result Regions with metrics close to a negatively curved symmetric metric are strict minimal fillings and boundary rigid.
Connected space of Dirac-minimal metrics in 2 and 4 dimensions.
problem Finding metrics with optimal index bounds.
method Using index theory and Dirac operator properties.
result Space of Dirac-minimal metrics is connected in dimensions 2 and 4.
For most metrics, many minimal hypersurfaces densely cover a manifold.
problem Finding many minimal hypersurfaces in generic metrics.
method Analyzing Riemannian metrics on closed manifolds.
result The union of all closed, smooth, embedded minimal hypersurfaces is dense for generic metrics.
The paper examines hyperbolicity in bounded strongly minimally convex domains in R^d.
problem Investigating hyperbolicity in bounded strongly minimally convex domains.
method Analyzing the minimal metric and Hilbert metric in convex domains.
result Every bounded strongly minimally convex domain is Gromov hyperbolic.
A left invariant metric on a nilpotent Lie group is called minimal, if it minimizes the norm of the Ricci tensor among all left invariant metrics with the same scalar curvature. Such metrics are unique up to isometry and scaling and the groups admitting a minimal metric are precisely the nilradicals of (standard) Einst…
Study confirms conjecture about Kähler metrics on smooth minimal models.
problem Behavior of constant scalar curvature Kähler metrics on smooth minimal models.
method Analysis of metrics in a neighborhood of the canonical class.
result Convergence to singular Kähler Einstein metric in the canonical class.
Four minimal spheres found in sphere with special metric.
problem Existence of minimal spheres in spheres with specific metrics.
method Simon-Smith min-max theory for multiplicity one theorem.
result At least four embedded minimal 2-spheres proven.
Study shows how certain metrics can be split into warped products.
problem Understanding conditions under which metrics can be split as warped products.
method Investigating warped area-minimizing hypersurfaces and spectral Ricci/scalar curvature bounds.
result Metrics can be locally split as warped products under specific curvature conditions.
The paper constructs metrics on spheres with families of minimal hypersurfaces.
problem Finding Riemannian metrics on spheres with specific families of minimal hypersurfaces.
method Used Nash-Moser Inverse Function Theorem in the tame maps setting.
result Generalized Guillemin's theorem for Zoll families of minimal hypersurfaces.
Quantitative stability for nearly minimizing Yamabe metrics.
problem Understanding the stability of nearly minimizing metrics in Riemannian geometry.
method Proving quantitative closeness of nearly minimizing metrics to minimizing metrics in a specific sense.
result The distance between nearly minimizing metrics and minimizing metrics is controlled quadratically by the Yamabe energy deficit.
New metric creates a surface with infinite topology.
problem Constructing a surface with infinite topology.
method Constructing a Riemannian metric and a curve, then finding an area-minimizing surface.
result The area-minimizing surface has infinite topology.
The study finds counterexamples to curvature estimates for minimizing surfaces.
problem Curvature estimates for minimizing surfaces in metric convergence.
method Constructing sequences of smooth minimizing surfaces in metrics converging to Euclidean.
result Found counterexamples with diverging L2 norm of second fundamental form. Study uses renormalized area to determine metric expansion from minimal surfaces.
problem Recovering the expansion of asymptotically hyperbolic metrics from minimal surfaces.
method Uses renormalized area functional on minimal submanifolds to recover metric expansion.
result Proves rigidity for log-analytic metrics and determines obstruction tensor.
Minimal surfaces in lens spaces identified with specific counts.
problem Identifying minimal surfaces in lens spaces.
method Variant multiplicity one theorem for Simon-Smith min-max theory under equivariant settings.
result Existence of distinct minimal surfaces in lens spaces.
Minimal surfaces in 8D smooth and nondegenerate.
problem Generic regularity of minimal hypersurfaces in 8D.
method Analysis of C∞-generic metrics. result All minimal hypersurfaces are smooth and nondegenerate.
Study minimal networks on spheres and balls near standard metrics.
problem Existence of minimal networks in spheres and balls with metrics close to standard.
method Finite-dimensional reduction method, inspired by configuration of networks and triods.
result Existence of minimal networks in spheres and balls for metrics close to standard.
The paper proves the existence of infinitely many minimal hypersurfaces in higher-dimensional manifolds.
problem Finding minimal hypersurfaces in higher-dimensional closed manifolds.
method Generic metrics and Baire sense arguments.
result Infinitely many singular minimal hypersurfaces are found in closed manifolds with optimal regularity.
New minimal surfaces found using a modified metric connection.
problem Finding minimal surfaces in Euclidean 3-space.
method Used a special semi-symmetric metric connection instead of the Levi-Civita connection.
result Found non-trivial minimal surfaces other than planes.
Minimal surfaces exist for most metrics on compact manifolds with boundary.
problem Existence of minimal surfaces in specific geometric settings.
method Proving existence for almost all Riemannian metrics on compact manifolds with boundary.
result Existence of compact, properly embedded free boundary minimal hypersurfaces for generic metrics.
Study on spheres with minimal equators.
problem Classifying metrics on spheres with minimal equators.
method Survey and discussion of related problems.
result Classification of metrics on spheres with minimal equators.
Let (N,J) be a real 2n-dimensional nilpotent Lie group endowed with an invariant complex structure. A left-invariant Riemannian metric on N compatible with J is said to be minimal, if it minimizes the norm of the invariant part of the Ricci tensor among all compatible metrics on (N,J) with the same scalar curvature. In…
The paper proves geodesics and conic sections are length-minimizing under specific metrics.
problem Finding shortest paths in complex geometries.
method Calibrations and conformal metrics.
result Geodesics and conic sections are length-minimizing.
We study the intrinsic structure of parametric minimal discs in metric spaces admitting a quadratic isoperimetric inequality. We associate to each minimal disc a compact, geodesic metric space whose geometric, topological, and analytic properties are controlled by the isoperimetric inequality. Its geometry can be used …
The 3-sphere has either 2 minimal 2-spheres or an optimal foliation by 2-spheres.
problem Proving existence of minimal 2-spheres or optimal foliations in arbitrary Riemannian 3-spheres.
method Analyzing the properties of arbitrary Riemannian metrics on 3-spheres.
result The existence of at least two minimal 2-spheres or an optimal foliation in 3-spheres with arbitrary metrics.
Proves existence of at least two minimal spheres in any 3D space.
problem Existence of minimal spheres in arbitrary 3D spaces.
method Iterative relative min-max constructions.
result Proves existence of at least two embedded minimal spheres.
The paper studies minimal surface entropy on hyperbolic 3-manifolds and compares it to the hyperbolic case.
problem Minimal surface entropy on hyperbolic 3-manifolds and its comparison to the hyperbolic case.
method Analysis of Ricci flow convergence and comparison of metrics with sectional and scalar curvature constraints.
result The entropy is maximized at the hyperbolic metric under certain curvature conditions.
No minimizer exists for certain spherical metrics with edge-cones.
problem Existence of Yamabe minimizers on singular spheres.
method Analyzing standard edge-cone spherical metrics of cone angles greater than or equal to 4π. result No minimizer exists for the specified spherical metrics.
Study counts minimal surfaces in curved 3D spaces, finding hyperbolic space minimizes area.
problem Counting minimal surfaces in negatively curved 3-manifolds.
method Introduced an asymptotic quantity to count area-minimizing surfaces and showed minimization by hyperbolic metric.
result Hyperbolic metric minimizes the quantity of area-minimizing surfaces in negatively curved 3-manifolds.
Minimal hypersurfaces are equidistributed for most metrics on closed manifolds.
problem Finding equidistribution of minimal hypersurfaces for generic metrics.
method Utilized the Weyl Law for the Volume Spectrum and established denseness of minimal hypersurfaces.
result Equidistribution of minimal hypersurfaces for almost all metrics on closed manifolds.
New functionals defined for free boundary minimal submanifolds in higher dimensions.
problem Characterizing metrics for free boundary minimal submanifolds in geodesic balls.
method Introducing and studying new functionals Θr,i and Ωr,i for higher-dimensional free boundary minimal submanifolds. result Critical metrics for these new functionals are the metrics induced by free boundary minimal immersions.
The paper proves Gromov hyperbolicity of certain metrics using isoperimetric inequalities.
problem Investigating Gromov hyperbolicity of specific metrics.
method Using isoperimetric inequalities to characterize Gromov hyperbolicity.
result Characterization of domains where these metrics are Gromov hyperbolic.
Researchers find minimal-area metrics on surfaces with constraints.
problem Finding the conformal metric of least area on surfaces with length conditions.
method Numerical convex programs to solve the minimal-area problem.
result The metric is positively curved in some regions and flat in others.
Minimal partitions with minimal perimeter found in metric spaces.
problem Finding minimal partitions with minimal perimeter in metric spaces.
method Existence proof and regularity analysis of minimal domains.
result Existence and regularity of minimal partitions in various metric spaces.
Revises individual fairness by finding a fair metric for a model.
problem Difficulties in specifying a suitable fairness metric a priori.
method Introduces minimal metrics and applies randomized smoothing from adversarial robustness.
result Adapting minimal metrics to complex models yields interpretable fairness guarantees.
The study finds conditions for minimal spheres into ellipsoids using eigenfunctions.
problem Conditions for branched minimal immersions of spheres into ellipsoids to be embedded.
method Using eigenfunctions with respect to a critical metric, the study provides sufficient conditions for embeddings and constructions of non-planar minimal spheres.
result Conditions for embeddings and constructions of non-planar minimal spheres using eigenfunctions.
In this paper we study critial isometric and minimal isometric embeddings of classes of Riemannian metrics which we call {\it quasi-k-curved metrics}. Quasi-k-curved metrics generalize the metrics of space forms. We construct explicit examples and prove results about existence and rigidity.
Optimal inequalities for metric surfaces derived from filling minimality.
problem Proving optimal systolic inequalities for metric surfaces.
method Analysis of asymptotic volume growth and minimality of normed planes and hemispheres.
result Optimal constants for tori and real projective planes match Finsler settings.
In this paper we prove existence of complete minimal surfaces in some metric semidirect products. These surfaces are similar to the doubly and singly periodic Scherk minimal surfaces in R3. In particular, we obtain these surfaces in the Heisenberg space with its canonical metric, and in Sol3 with a one-param…
Proves existence of non-planar minimal disks in ellipsoids.
problem Existence of non-planar minimal disks in ellipsoids.
method Optimization of Steklov eigenvalues and critical metrics.
result Existence of embedded non-planar free boundary minimal disks.
Minimal Heegaard surfaces are shown to have index 1 for generic metrics.
problem Existence and properties of minimal Heegaard surfaces in 3-manifolds.
method Generic metrics and min-max procedure for 3-spheres, strongly irreducible Heegaard sweepouts for 3-manifolds.
result Strongly irreducible Heegaard splittings can be isotoped to minimal surfaces of index at most 1 or one-sided minimal Heegaard surfaces.
The paper proves generic transversality and regularity for minimal submanifolds and area-minimizing currents.
problem Transversality and regularity of minimal submanifolds and area-minimizing currents.
method Proves transversality and regularity for generic metrics using Baire category and minimization properties.
result Generic metrics ensure transversality and regularity for minimal submanifolds and area-minimizing currents.
Quantitative estimates for Q-curvature near minimizing metrics on Riemannian manifolds.
problem Estimating the Q-curvature near minimizing metrics on Riemannian manifolds. method Proving quantitative estimates for the total k-th order Q-curvature functional near minimizing metrics. result Existence of quantitative estimates for the Q-curvature deficit controlling higher powers of the distance to the minimizing set. Sharp estimates for Finsler metrics in convex domains.
problem Estimating distances in Finsler metrics near convex points.
method Sharp estimates for intrinsic distances of Finsler metrics.
result Characterization of k-quasi hyperbolic metric in convex geometry. Counts minimal tori in Riemannian manifolds with 6 or more dimensions.
problem Counting minimal tori in Riemannian manifolds.
method Introduces a function to count minimal tori and shows invariance under metric perturbations.
result The count function is invariant under metric perturbations.
We investigate the minimal surface problem in the three dimensional Heisenberg group, H, equipped with its standard Carnot-Caratheodory metric. Using a particular surface measure, we characterize minimal surfaces in terms of a sub-elliptic partial differential equation and prove an existence result for the Plateau prob…