A Bernstein theorem for special Lagrangian graphs (Q1864173)

The authors obtain a Bernstein theorem for special Lagrangian graphs in \(\mathbb C^n=\mathbb R^{2n},\) for arbitrary \(n\) assuming bounded slope. Let \(F:\mathbb R^n\rightarrow \mathbb R\) be a smooth function on the whole \(\mathbb R^n.\) Recall that a Lagrangian submanifold of \(\mathbb C^n\) is special if it is a minimal submanifold. The graph of \(\nabla F\) defines a special Lagrangian submanifold \(M\) in \(\mathbb C^n =\mathbb R^n \times \mathbb R^n,\) if and only if for some constant \(\varphi,\) \[ \Im \left (\text{ det }(e^{i\varphi} (I + i \text{ Hess } (F))) \right) =0 \] The principal result in this paper is the following Theorem. Let \(F:\mathbb R^n\rightarrow \mathbb R,\) be a smooth function on the whole \(\mathbb R^n.\) Assume the graph of \(\nabla F\) is a special Lagrangian submanifold \(M\) in \(\mathbb C^n.\) Assume that there is a constant \(\beta <\infty\) satisfying \[ \triangle_F \leqslant \beta \] where \[ \triangle_F =\{ \text{det }(I + (\text{Hess} (F))^2)\}^{1/2} \] Then \(F\) is a quadratic polynomial and \(M\) is flat.