A general gap theorem for submanifolds with parallel mean curvature in \(\mathbb R^{n+p}\) (Q2369820): Difference between revisions

The authors obtain the following gap theorem: Theorem 1.4: Let \(M^n(n\geq 3)\) be an \(n\)-dimensional complete submanifold with parallel mean curvature vector field in \(\mathbb{R}^{n+p}\). Denote by \(H\) and \(S\) the mean curvature and the squared length of the second fundamental form of \(M^n\), respectively. If \(\int_M(S-nH^2)^{n/2}\,dM<C(n)\), where \(C(n)\) is an explicit positive constant depending only on \(n\), then \(S\equiv nH^2\), i.e., \(M^n\) is a totally umbilical submanifold. In particular, if \(H=0\), then \(M^n=\mathbb{R}^n\); if \(H\neq 0\), then \(M^n=S^n(1/H)\). In fact the authors have proved a more general theorem in the case that the ambient space is an \((n+p)\)-dimensional space form \(F^{n+p}(c)\) with non-negative constant curvature \(c\), the conclusion is similar. This theorem generalizes a result of \textit{L. Ni} [Commun. Anal. Geom. 9, 641--656 (2001; Zbl 1020.53041)].