Uniqueness of minimal submanifolds in Euclidean space (Q1268106)

Let \(M^n\) be a properly immersed complete minimal submanifold in \(\mathbb{R}^{n+p}\). Denote by \(A\) the second fundamental form of the immersion and by \(r\) the extrinsic distance from the origin. It is proved in this interesting paper that if \(M^n\) has one end and if \(\inf_{t}\sup_{r(x)>t}r^2(x)A^2(x)< C(n,p)\), then \(M^n\) is an affine plane, where \(C(n,p)=n-1,\) when \(p=1\) and \(C(n,p)=\frac{2}{3}(n-1)\), when \(p>1\). This generalizes some previous results by other authors. The key idea in the proof is to show that the tangent cones of \(M^n\) at infinity are planes. The constant \(C(n,p)\) comes from pinching theorems for minimal submanifolds in spheres.