The paper studies deformations of singular minimal hypersurfaces in dimensions 7 and above.
problem The behavior of singular minimal hypersurfaces in dimensions 7 and above.
method Analyzes the local behavior of minimal hypersurfaces under perturbations and convergence of families of hypersurfaces.
result Existence and smoothness of nearby minimal hypersurfaces under perturbations, uniqueness of homological minimization, and existence of Jacobi fields.
Study area-minimizing hypersurfaces in singular manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature.
problem Characterize singularities of area-minimizing hypersurfaces in singular ambient manifolds.
method Analyze tangent cones with nonnegative scalar curvature and prove codimension bounds.
result Singular set has codimension at least 3, with an example showing sharpness.
Recent work on stable minimal hypersurface singularities.
problem Understanding singularities of stable minimal hypersurfaces.
method Simplifications of technical discussion in previous work.
result Simplified approach to analyzing hypersurface singularities.
The present paper describes a way to relate Martin boundaries on spaces of varying topology. This enables us to approach some detailed inductive analysis of the eigenfunctions of conformal Laplacians on minimal hypersurfaces near their singularities. This can directly be used resp. translated to understand the way how …
Singularities of area minimizing hypersurfaces can be smoothed in dimensions 9 and 10.
problem Singularities of area minimizing hypersurfaces.
method Perturbation of singularities.
result Singularities can be perturbed away in dimensions 9 and 10.
The study finds generic regularity of minimal hypersurfaces in Riemannian manifolds.
problem Finding regularity of minimal hypersurfaces in Riemannian manifolds.
method Estimate for a one-parameter min-max minimal hypersurface.
result Generic regularity of minimal hypersurfaces in 8-dimensional Riemannian manifolds with positive Ricci curvature.
Smooth minimizing hypersurfaces in 11D are generic, with singularities in higher dimensions.
problem Finding smooth minimizing hypersurfaces in high dimensions.
method Analyzing the Plateau problem and area minimization in integral homology.
result Smooth minimizing hypersurfaces are generic in 11D, with singularities in higher dimensions.
Theorem proves minimal hypersurfaces in nonnegative scalar curvature manifolds are smooth.
problem Minimal hypersurfaces with singularities in manifolds of nonnegative scalar curvature.
method Singularity removal rigidity theorems, spectral PMT for AF manifolds.
result Smoothness of minimal hypersurfaces in nonnegative scalar curvature manifolds.
The paper constructs stable minimal hypersurfaces with specific singularities.
problem Creating minimal hypersurfaces with controlled singularities.
method Constructing hypersurfaces with a given singular set in a modified Euclidean space.
result Embedded minimal hypersurfaces with stable properties and specified singularities.
Improved estimates for singularities in capillary surfaces.
problem Understanding the singularities of minimizing capillary hypersurfaces.
method Improved estimates based on connections to the one-phase Bernoulli problem.
result The singular set is of codimension at least 4, improving for specific angles.
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 extend the results of Hardt and Simon on area-minimizing cones to prove that isolated singularities of stationary one-sided area-minimizing hypersurfaces can be locally perturbed away on the side that they are minimizing.
Optimal regularity theory for stable minimal hypersurfaces with small singular set.
problem Optimal regularity of stable minimal hypersurfaces with small singular set.
method Analysis of stable minimal hypersurfaces in a specific domain with small singular set.
result Optimal size assumption on the non-immersed singular set guarantees optimal regularity.
We prove the two theorems of the title, settling two long standing questions in the local theory of singular minimal hypersurfaces. The sharpness of either result is with respect to its hypothesis on the size of the allowable singular sets. The proofs of both theorems rely heavily on the author's recent regularity and …
Minimal 7D hypersurfaces degenerate under stability or bounded index constraints.
problem Degeneration of minimal hypersurfaces under stability or bounded index constraints.
method Analysis of sequences of minimal hypersurfaces, parameterization with controlled maps, and topological finiteness results.
result Minimal hypersurfaces can degenerate to singular ones with controlled geometry, topology, and singular set.
Perturbs area-minimizing hypersurfaces to reduce singular set's dimension.
problem Reduces the dimension of the singular set of area-minimizing hypersurfaces.
method Perturbs a smooth hypersurface to minimize the Minkowski dimension of the singular set.
result The singular set of the perturbed minimizing current has Minkowski dimension less than n-9.
We give an a priori bound on the (n-7)-dimensional measure of the singular set for an area-minimizing n-dimensional hypersurface, in terms of the geometry of its boundary.
Proves effective positive mass theorem for AF manifolds and singular spaces.
problem Proves positive mass theorem for AF manifolds with singularities.
method Dimension reduction techniques, bypassing N. Smale's regularity theorem.
result Effective positive mass theorem for AF manifolds of dimension n≤8 with singularities. In this short note we extend an estimate due to J. Simons on the first stability eigenvalue of minimal hypersurfaces in spheres to the singular setting. Specifically, we show that any singular minimal hypersurface in Sn+1, which is not totally geodesic and satisfies the α-structural hypothesis, has first stability…
Study properties of solutions with singularities in the negative cone.
problem Properties of solutions with singularities in the negative cone.
method Proved PDE for trace and normal derivatives, showed hypersurface is minimal for k=2.
result Hypersurface is minimal for k=2 and satisfies certain PDE.
We study the intrinsic geometry of area minimizing (and also of almost minimizing) hypersurfaces from a new point of view by relating this subject to quasiconformal geometry. For any such hypersurface we define and construct a so-called S-structure which reveals some unexpected geometric and analytic properties of the …
Uniqueness proven for stable hypersurface tangent cones.
problem Stability and uniqueness of tangent cones for stable hypersurfaces.
method Analysis of isolated singularities and tangent cones of stable minimal hypersurfaces.
result Uniqueness of tangent cones with integer multiplicities.
Optimizes bounds for threefold singularity volumes.
problem Bounding local volumes of threefold singularities.
method Analyzes Gorenstein canonical non-hypersurface threefold singularities.
result Establishes optimal upper bound for local volumes.
Analyzes singularities of area minimizing hypersurfaces modulo p, completing the structure analysis.
problem Analyzing singularities of area minimizing hypersurfaces modulo p.
method Combining epiperimetric inequalities, analysis of homogeneous minimizers, and blow-up procedures.
result Completes the structure analysis of area minimizing hypersurfaces modulo p for all cases.
Survey solves curvature problems with hyperbolic spaces.
problem Singularities in hypersurface geometry.
method Hyperbolic unfolding correspondence linking hypersurfaces to Gromov hyperbolic spaces.
result Eliminates hypersurface singularities in scalar curvature geometry.
Minimal hypersurfaces with cylindrical tangent cones constructed and analyzed.
problem Constructing minimal hypersurfaces with specific geometric properties.
method Constructing minimal hypersurfaces with cylindrical tangent cones and proving unique continuation results.
result Existence and properties of minimal hypersurfaces with cylindrical tangent cones.
This is the first in a series of papers where we develop new structural elements on singular area minimizing hypersurfaces, the skin structures. They disclose previously unapproachable and largely unexpected geometric and analytic properties of such hypersurfaces.
Study calculates spectra of minimal hypersurfaces in hyperbolic space.
problem Computing Laplacian spectra of minimal hypersurfaces.
method Analyzes hypersurfaces in hyperbolic space with specific asymptotic data.
result Obtains spectra and extremal properties of the bottom of the spectrum.
Study area-minimizing hypersurfaces in manifolds with controlled curvature.
problem Characterize area-minimizing hypersurfaces in manifolds with Ricci curvature bounds.
method Apply Cheeger-Colding theory and blow-up techniques to analyze hypersurfaces.
result Proves continuity of volume functions and existence of area-minimizing limits.
In this paper we study the mean curvature flow of embedded disks with free boundary on an embedded cylinder or generalised cone of revolution, called the support hypersurface. We determine regions of the interior of the support hypersurface such that initial data is driven to a curvature singularity in finite time or e…
Study minimal hypersurfaces with bounded area and high Morse index using combinatorial methods.
problem Understanding minimal hypersurfaces with high Morse index and bounded area.
method Combinatorial argument to study Betti numbers and Hausdorff dimension of singular sets.
result Bounds on Betti numbers and Hausdorff measure of singular sets for minimal hypersurfaces.
In this paper we develop methods to extend the minimal hypersurface approach to positive scalar curvature problems to all dimensions. This includes a proof of the positive mass theorem in all dimensions without a spin assumption. It also includes statements about the structure of compact manifolds of positive scalar cu…
Study on hypersurfaces with minimized distance between rulings.
problem Characterizing singularities and properties of two-ruled hypersurfaces.
method Characterization through striction curves and examination of pseudo-non-degenerate properties.
result Two-ruled hypersurfaces constructed from specific curves are pseudo-non-degenerate.
New proof of minimal hypersurface existence in manifolds with positive Ricci curvature.
problem Existence of minimal hypersurfaces in manifolds with positive Ricci curvature.
method One-parameter minmax construction via Allen--Cahn energy.
result Existence of a multiplicity-1 closed minimal hypersurface.
This is the second in a series of papers where we estab- lish skin structural concepts and results for singular area minimizing hypersurfaces. Here we conformally unfold these spaces to complete Gromov hyperbolic spaces with bounded geometry and we recover their singular set as the Gromov boundary but also as the Marti…
Study bounds singular set of minimal hypersurfaces with index control.
problem Estimating singular set size of minimal hypersurfaces.
method Finite index and null singular set conditions on integral varifolds.
result Local measure bounds on singular set and upper Minkowski content.
The paper introduces a number of new techniques to handle minimal hyersurface singularities. In particular, they allow to extend the obstruction theory for postive scalr curvature to any dimension.
Given a closed Riemannian manifold (Nn+1,g), n+1≥3 we prove the compactness of the space of singular, minimal hypersurfaces in N whose volumes are uniformly bounded from above and the p-th Jacobi eigenvalue λp's are uniformly bounded from below. This generalizes the results of Sharp and Ambrozio-Carl…
Generic smooth minimal hypersurfaces exist in 8D manifolds.
problem Existence of smooth minimal hypersurfaces in high-dimensional manifolds.
method Global perturbation argument and a novel geometric invariant.
result Generic metrics on 8D manifolds admit smooth minimal hypersurfaces.
A local uniqueness property of holomorphic functions on real-analytic nowhere minimal CR submanifolds of higher codimension is investigated. A sufficient condition called almost minimality is given and studied. A weaker necessary condition, being contained a possibly singular real-analytic Levi-flat hypersurface is stu…
Smooth approximations near singularities of constant mean curvature surfaces are found.
problem Finding smooth approximations for constant mean curvature surfaces near singular points.
method Proving the existence of sequences of smooth CMC hypersurfaces converging to a given one in a ball centered at the singularity.
result Smooth approximations exist in a ball centered at the singularity of a CMC hypersurface.
In this paper, we show that a closed manifold Mn+1(n≥7) endowed with a C∞-generic (Baire sense) metric contains infinitely many singular minimal hypersurfaces with optimal regularity. Moreover, for 2≤n≤6, our argument also implies the denseness of the minimal hypersurfaces realizing min-m…
The paper proves the existence of area-minimizing hypersurfaces in AF manifolds of higher dimensions.
problem Existence of area-minimizing hypersurfaces in AF manifolds with arbitrary dimension and ends.
method Positive mass theorem for AF manifolds with arbitrary ends and global behavior for hypersurfaces in AF manifolds of dimension ≤ 8.
result Existence and behavior of area-minimizing hypersurfaces in AF manifolds of higher dimensions.
We prove that a stable minimal hypersurface of an open ball having a singular set of locally finite codimension 2 Hausdorff measure which is weakly close to a multiplicity 2 hyperplane is a 2-valued C^{1, alpha} graph in the interior. Applications including a compactness theorem for a class of immersed stable minimal h…
Constructs minimal capillary cones with specific symmetry and proves their existence and uniqueness.
problem Proves existence and uniqueness of minimal capillary cones with bi-orthogonal symmetry.
method Solves a nonlinear free boundary equation parametrized by the contact angle and uses monotonicity properties.
result Demonstrates that minimizing capillary hypersurfaces can have singularities in codimension 7.
This paper solves minimal surface equations near Hardt-Simon foliations.
problem Minimal surfaces near Hardt-Simon foliations.
method Uses gluing methods to construct minimal surfaces.
result Constructs minimal surfaces over Hardt-Simon surfaces and near quadratic cones.
This is the third in a series of papers on the geometry and analysis of singular area minimizing hypersurfaces. We show how to derive obstruction and structure theories for scalar curvature constraints without imposing dimensional or topological restrictions on the underlying manifold. To this end, we use skin structur…
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 …