There exist no 2-type surfaces in \(E^ 3\) which are images under stereographic projection of minimal surfaces in \(S^ 3\) (Q1202525)

B.-Y. Chen stated the following conjecture in 1985: The only compact finite type surface in \(E^ 3\) is the sphere. The conjecture is still standing. The present paper deals with a particular case of the conjecture. The following theorems are proved. Theorem 1. There exist no 2-type surfaces in \(E^ 3\) that are the image of minimal surfaces in \(S^ 3\) under stereographic projection. Theorem 2. There exist no complete 2-type Willmore surfaces in \(E^ 3\) with non-negative Gaussian curvature.