U(1)-invariant special Lagrangian 3-folds. I: Nonsingular solutions (Q1771027)

This is the first of three papers of the author studying \textit{special Lagrangian 3-submanifolds} (SL 3-folds) \(N\) in \({\mathbb C}^3\) invariant under the U(1)-action \(e^{i\theta}:(z_1,z_2,z_3)\longrightarrow (e^{i\theta}z_1, e^{-i\theta}z_2, z_3)\), using analytic methods. Let \(N\) be a U(1)-invariant SL 3-fold. Then \({| z_1|}^2- {| z_2|}^2=2a\) on \(N\) for some \(a\in {\mathbb R}\). Locally, \(N\) can be written as a kind of graph of functions \(u, v:{\mathbb R}^2\to {\mathbb R}\) satisfying a \textit{nonlinear Cauchy-Riemann equation} depending on \(a\), so that \(u+iv \) is like a holomorphic function of \(x+iy\). When \(a\) is nonzero, \(u, v\) are always smooth and \(N\) is nonsingular. But if \(a=0\), there may be points \((x,0)\) where \(u, v\) are not differentiable, which correspond to singular points of \(N\). The present paper focusses on the nonsingular case, when \(a\) is nonzero. In this case, the author proves analogues for the obtained nonlinear Cauchy-Riemann equation of well-known results in complex analysis. In particular, he proves existence and uniqueness for solutions of two Diriclet problems derived from it. This yields existence and uniqueness of a large class of nonsingular U(1)-invariant SL 3-folds in \({\mathbb C}^3\), with two kinds of boundary conditions.