A note on radial graphs with constant mean curvature (Q1865662): Difference between revisions

Radial graphs with constant mean curvature are reviewed as are some facts about the Dirichlet problem. The main result generalizes a theorem of Serrin: Let \(\Omega\) be a smooth domain on the unit sphere \(S^n\) whose closure is contained in an open hemisphere and let \(H \leq 0\). Denote by \(\mathcal{H}\) the mean curvature of \(\partial \Omega\). If \(H\) satisfies \(\mathcal{H}(q) > -H\) for each point \(q \in \partial \Omega\), then there exists a unique radial H-graph on \(\Omega\) with boundary \(\partial \Omega\). Using the maximum principle a priori \(C^0\) estimates are given for the position vector in terms of the mean curvature. Similarly, more complicated \(C^1\) estimates are given for the position's gradient. These estimates are then used to prove the main result by means of the continuity method.