Birkhoff minimax principle for minimal surfaces with a free boundary (Q1298185): Difference between revisions

From MaRDI portal
Added link to MaRDI item.
Import241208061232 (talk | contribs)
Normalize DOI.
 
(4 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Property / DOI
 
Property / DOI: 10.1007/s002080050287 / rank
Normal rank
 
Property / reviewed by
 
Property / reviewed by: Antonio Masiello / rank
Normal rank
 
Property / reviewed by
 
Property / reviewed by: Antonio Masiello / rank
 
Normal rank
Property / MaRDI profile type
 
Property / MaRDI profile type: MaRDI publication profile / rank
 
Normal rank
Property / full work available at URL
 
Property / full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002080050287 / rank
 
Normal rank
Property / OpenAlex ID
 
Property / OpenAlex ID: W2064155102 / rank
 
Normal rank
Property / DOI
 
Property / DOI: 10.1007/S002080050287 / rank
 
Normal rank

Latest revision as of 17:42, 10 December 2024

scientific article
Language Label Description Also known as
English
Birkhoff minimax principle for minimal surfaces with a free boundary
scientific article

    Statements

    Birkhoff minimax principle for minimal surfaces with a free boundary (English)
    0 references
    0 references
    23 September 1999
    0 references
    The author proves a multiplicity result on the number of nonconstant minimal surfaces with a free boundary on a convex hypersurface \(S\) in \(\mathbb{R}^{n+1}\). He shows that if \(S\) satisfies the following pinching condition: there exists a diffeomorphism \(f:(S^n,g_0) \to(S,g)\), with \(S^n\) unit sphere in \(\mathbb{R}^{n+1}\) and \(g_0\) the standard metric on \(S^n\), such that \(g_0\leq f^*(g)\leq 2g_0\) \((f^*(g)\) is the pull-back metric on \(S^n)\), then there exist at least \(l(n)\) distinct nonconstant minimal surfaces with a free boundary on \(S\), where \(l(n)= n+2^k-1\), \(2^k\leq n<2^{k+1}\) is the cuplength of the Grassmannian \(G(n+1,2)\). The proof is based on a perturbation method used by several authors to study harmonic maps between Riemannian manifolds. The perturbation method is needed since the Palais-Smale condition for the variational problem associated is not satisfied. The author develops also a Birkhoff min-max theory for perturbed functionals.
    0 references
    Birkhoff principle
    0 references
    free boundary problem
    0 references
    minimal surfaces
    0 references

    Identifiers