A classical result of A.D. Alexandrov states that a connected compact smooth n−dimensional manifold without boundary, embedded in Rn+1, and such that its mean curvature is constant, is a sphere. Here we study the problem of symmetry of M in a hyperplane Xn+1=constant in case M satisfies: for any tw…
Study of Horn's problem in PU(n,1) for n≥1.
problem Given conjugacy classes, find elements whose product is identity.
method Analyzing conjugacy classes in PU(n,1) for n≥1.
result Solution set is a finite union of convex polytopes.
New problems on NNSC fill-ins for Bartnik data in high dimensions.
problem Conditions for (n−1)-dimensional Bartnik data to be NNSC-cobordant. method Formulating three problems related to nonnegative scalar curvature fill-ins.
result Conditions for (n−1)-dimensional Bartnik data to be NNSC-cobordant. Study confirms the uniqueness of the unit sphere for a specific geometric problem.
problem Uniqueness of solutions to the isotropic Lp dual Minkowski problem. method Proof by contradiction and analysis of the given equation.
result The unit sphere is the only smooth, strictly convex solution.
The paper solves a curvature problem in hyperbolic space using a flow approach.
problem Prescribed Gaussian curvature problem in hyperbolic space.
method Flow approach to prove existence and uniqueness of solutions.
result Existence and uniqueness of solutions for α≥n+1. 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.
Solves Dirichlet problem for specific PSH functions on Hermitian manifolds.
problem Solving Dirichlet problem for Monge-Ampère equation for (n−1)-PSH functions. method Deriving a quantitative boundary estimate under (n−1)-PSH subsolutions assumption. result Quantitative boundary estimate confirmed for specific manifolds.
The study proves stable minimal immersions in positively curved manifolds are totally geodesic.
problem Proving stable minimal immersions in positively curved manifolds are totally geodesic.
method Formulating stable Bernstein type theorems in certain positively curved ambient manifolds.
result Proves stable minimal immersions in positively curved manifolds are totally geodesic.
Solves the asymptotic Plateau problem in hyperbolic space for specific curvature.
problem Existence of complete hypersurfaces with prescribed asymptotic boundary.
method Curvature estimates.
result Solves the problem for a wider range of curvature values.
We show some characterizations of hyperspheres in the (n+1)-dimensional Euclidean space En+1 with intrinsic and extrinsic properties such as the n-dimensional area of the sections cut off by hyperplanes, the (n+1)-dimensional volume of regions between parallel hyperplanes, and the n-dimensional surf…
The paper solves a geometric problem using curvature flow and variational methods.
problem The Lp-Gaussian Minkowski problem in the Euclidean space. method Gauss curvature flow and Aleksandrov's variational method with Lagrange multipliers.
result The flow converges to a smooth solution of the Lp-Gaussian Minkowski problem. Let R+n+1 \ be the half-space model of the hyperbolic space Hn+1. It is proved that if Γ⊂{xn+1=0}⊂∂∞Hn+1 is a bounded C0 Euclidean graph over {x1=0, xn+1=0} then, given $\left\vert H\right\vert <…
We solve Blaschke's problem for hypersurfaces of dimension n≥3. Namely, we determine all pairs of Euclidean hypersurfaces f,f~:Mn→Rn+1 that induce conformal metrics on Mn and envelope a common sphere congruence in Rn+1.
Our first objective in this paper is to give a natural formulation of the Christoffel problem for hypersurfaces in Hn+1, by means of the hyperbolic Gauss map and the notion of hyperbolic curvature radii for hypersurfaces. Our second objective is to provide an explicit equivalence of this Christoffel problem with t…
We define a family KV(g,n) of Kashiwara-Vergne problems associated with compact connected oriented 2-manifolds of genus g with n+1 boundary components. The problem KV(0,3) is the classical Kashiwara-Vergne problem from Lie theory. We show the existence of solutions of KV(g,n) for ar…
We consider a solution f of a certain Dirichlet Problem on a domain in S(n+1) whose boundary is a minimal hypersurface and we prove a Poincare type inequality for f. One have equality iff Yau's conjecture about the first non-zero eigenvalue of closed minimal hypersurfaces of S(n+1) is true.
Study rolling control of Lorentzian manifolds on flat space.
problem Complete controllability of rolling Lorentzian manifolds.
method Examining the holonomy group of the distribution encoding rolling constraints.
result Rolling problem is completely controllable if and only if the holonomy group equals SO0(n,1). Inverse scattering result on AH manifolds determines metric up to diffeo and conformal factor.
problem Determining the metric on an AH manifold from scattering data.
method Relating eigenvalue problem to Conformal Laplacian and using Guillarmou--Guillopé and Chang--González results.
result Scattering matrix at energy 2n+1 determines jet of the metric on the boundary up to diffeomorphism and conformal factor. Proves inequalities for hypersurfaces in the sphere, solving a long-standing problem.
problem Proving inequalities for hypersurfaces in the sphere.
method Using mixed volumes and quermassintegrals, the authors prove inequalities equivalent to a sharp relation among three adjacent quermassintegrals.
result Proves inequalities for hypersurfaces in the sphere, equivalent to a sharp relation among three adjacent quermassintegrals.
We study long-time existence and asymptotic behaviour for a class of anisotropic, expanding curvature flows. For this we adapt new curvature estimates, which were developed by Guan, Ren and Wang to treat some stationary prescribed curvature problems. As an application we give a unified flow approach to the existence of…
Study flows for capillary Minkowski problems in half-spaces.
problem Existence and behavior of capillary Minkowski problems.
method Anisotropic capillary Gauss curvature flows.
result Long-time existence and asymptotic behavior of flows.
Let x:M→Sn+1(1) be an n-dimensional compact hypersurface with constant scalar curvature n(n−1)r, r≥1, in a unit sphere Sn+1(1), n≥5. We know that such hypersurfaces can be characterized as critical points for a variational problem of the integral ∫MHdv of the mean curvatur…
In this paper, the pinching problems of complete λ-hypersurfaces in a Euclidean space Rn+1 are studied. By making use of the Sobolev inequality, we prove a global pinching theorem of complete λ-hypersurfaces in a Euclidean space Rn+1.
Let Z→Y2n+1 be the bundle of Legendrian n-planes over a contact manifold Y. We consider a foliation of Z by canonical lifts of Legendrian submanifolds, called \emph{Legendrian submanifold path geometry}, whose flat model is \[ Sp(n+1, R) \to RP^{2n+1}. \] The equivalence problem provides an sp(n+1,R) …
Paper solves Christoffel-Minkowski problem in hyperbolic space.
problem Prescribing k-th horospherical p-surface area measure of h-convex domains in hyperbolic space. method Considered a fully nonlinear equation and used the full rank theorem with a viscosity approach.
result Existence of uniformly h-convex solution under appropriate assumptions. We present a characterisation of Maurer-Cartan 1-superforms associated to the two-dimensional supersymmetric CPN−1 sigma model. We, then, solve the associated linear spectral problem and use its solutions to describe an integrable system for a su(N)-valued map.
The paper introduces new boundary operators and proves higher order CR Sobolev trace inequalities for Siegel domain and complex ball.
problem Establishing higher order CR Sobolev trace inequalities for Siegel domain and complex ball.
method Introducing conformally covariant boundary operators, proving extension theorems, and establishing trace inequalities.
result Generalized CR Sobolev trace inequalities for all γ ∈ (0, n+1) \mathbb{N}.
In this paper we introduce a new geometric flow --- the hyperbolic gradient flow for graphs in the (n+1)-dimensional Euclidean space Rn+1. This kind of flow is new and very natural to understand the geometry of manifolds. We particularly investigate the global existence of the evolution of convex hypers…
The geometry of canal hypersurfaces of an n-dimensional conformal space C^n is studied. Such hypersurfaces are envelopes of r-parameter families of hyperspheres, 1 \leq r \leq n-2. In the present paper the conditions that characterize canal hypersurfaces, and which were known earlier, are made more precise. The main at…
The problem of determining the {\it Bonnet hypersurfaces in} Rn+1, for n>1, is studied here. These hypersurfaces are by definition those that can be isometrically mapped to another hypersurface or to itself (as locus) by at least one nontrivial isometry preserving the mean curvature. The other hypersurface and/o…
Symmetric hypersurfaces and boundaries in R^n+1 with group actions.
problem Symmetry of hypersurfaces with symmetric boundaries.
method Infinitesimal Lie group actions, Cauchy problem, Morrey's regularity theory, Cauchy-Kovalevskaya Theorem.
result Symmetry inheritance for minimal and CMC hypersurfaces with symmetric boundaries.
In the 1920's Marston Morse developed what is now known as Morse theory trying to study the topology of the space of closed curves on S^2. We propose to attack a very similar problem, which 80 years later remains open, about the topology of the space of closed curves on S^2 which are locally convex (i.e., without infle…
Study of constant curvature hypersurfaces in hyperbolic space.
problem Finding complete hypersurfaces with constant sum Hessian curvature.
method Solving the asymptotic Plateau problem in hyperbolic space.
result Existence of complete hypersurfaces with specified curvature properties.
Researchers find counterexamples to inverse problems for wave equations.
problem Inverse problems for wave equations on domains and Lorentzian manifolds.
method Constructing non-isometric Lorentzian metrics leading to same partial data measurements.
result Non-isometric Lorentzian metrics can produce identical partial data measurements.
The paper proves nonexistence of NNSC cobordism for Bartnik data under certain conditions.
problem Proving nonexistence of NNSC cobordism for Bartnik data (Σ1n−1,γ1,H1) and (Σ2n−1,γ2,H2). method Analyzing metrics γ1 and γ2 on Sn−1 with fixed mean curvature H1 and large enough H2 to prove nonexistence of NNSC cobordism. result Proves nonexistence of NNSC cobordism for Bartnik data under specific conditions.
The paper proves uniqueness of solutions to curvature problems using various methods.
problem Proving uniqueness of solutions to anisotropic and isotropic curvature problems.
method Integral formulas by S. S. Chern and Simon's uniqueness result, along with new methods.
result The only smooth strictly convex solution to the isotropic curvature problem is an origin-centred sphere.
Constructs hyperspheres with prescribed mean curvature in Euclidean space.
problem Creating hyperspheres with a specific curvature in Euclidean space.
method Constructs families of smooth functions to fill Euclidean space with hyperspheres of prescribed mean curvature.
result Euclidean space can be filled with hyperspheres of prescribed mean curvature.
We consider the problem of extending functions φ:\to S^n to functions u:B^{n+1}\to S^n for n=2,3. We assume φto belong to the critical space W^{1,n} and we construct a W^{1,(n+1,\infty)}-controlled extension u. The Lorentz-Sobolev space W^{1,(n+1,\infty)} is optimal for such controlled extension. Then we use such resul…
We answer a weaker version of the classification problem for the homotopy types of (n−2)-connected closed orientable (2n−1)-manifolds. Let n≥6 be an even integer, and X be a (n−2)-connected finite orientable Poincaré (2n−1)-complex such that Hn−1(X;Q)=0 and Hn−1(X;Z2)=0. The…
Given a positive function F on Sn which satisfies a convexity condition, we define the r-th anisotropic mean curvature function HrF for hypersurfaces in Rn+1 which is a generalization of the usual r-th mean curvature function. Let X:M→Rn+1 be an n-dimensional closed hypersu…
The paper solves curvature flow problems to prove sphere convergence and dual Minkowski solutions.
problem Proving sphere convergence and dual Minkowski solutions for curvature flow problems.
method A contracting flow of closed, convex hypersurfaces with speed frαK where K is the Gauss curvature, r is the distance from the hypersurface to the origin, and f is a positive and smooth function. result The flow exists for all time and converges smoothly to a soliton, which is a sphere centred at the origin if f≡1. The paper explores singular minimal translation graphs in Euclidean spaces.
problem Finding hypersurfaces with lowest gravity center in Euclidean spaces.
method Analyzing the singular minimal hypersurface equation and proving properties of translation hypersurfaces.
result Properties of singular minimal translation graphs in R^3.
We study conformal symmetry breaking differential operators which map differential forms on Rn to differential forms on a codimension one subspace Rn−1. These operators are equivariant with respect to the conformal Lie algebra of the subspace Rn−1. They correspond to homomorphism…
Paper solves Hessian quotient equations in Lorentz-Minkowski space with Dirichlet boundary conditions.
problem Existence and uniqueness of solutions to Hessian quotient equations in Lorentz-Minkowski space.
method Suitable settings to prove existence and uniqueness of solutions.
result Existence and uniqueness of solutions to the class of Hessian quotient equations.
Integrable flows on the Grassmannians Gr(N-1,N+1) are defined by the requirement of closedness of the differential N-1 forms ΩN−1 of rank N-1 naturally associated with Gr(N-1,N+1). Gauge-invariant parts of these flows, given by the systems of the N-1 quasi-linear differential equations, describe coisotropic deform…
New non-quadratic Euclidean complete affine maximal type hypersurfaces found for N≥2, θ∈(0,(N-1)/N].
problem Bernstein problem for affine maximal type equation.
method Constructing explicit examples of hypersurfaces.
result Found new non-quadratic Euclidean complete affine maximal type hypersurfaces for N≥2, θ∈(0,(N-1)/N].
Estimates for stable minimal hypersurfaces in Euclidean space.
problem Deriving estimates for stable minimal hypersurfaces.
method Derivation of estimates related to Bernstein theorems.
result Indicates limitations of existing methods for n=6. The round sphere is stable among spin manifolds with a specific scalar curvature bound.
problem Stability of the round sphere among spin manifolds with scalar curvature below a certain threshold.
method Showed that if the scalar curvature is bounded from below by n(n−1)−ε, the manifold is C0-close to a finite number of spheres outside a small bad set. result The spherical stability problem is completely solved.