Hypersurfaces with null higher order anisotropic mean curvature (Q2260775)

Summary: Given a positive function \(F\) on \(\mathbb S^n\) which satisfies a convexity condition, for \(1 \leq r \leq n\), we define for hypersurfaces in \(\mathbb R^{n+1}\) the \(r\)th anisotropic mean curvature function \(H_{r;F}\), a generalization of the usual \(r\)th mean curvature function. We call a hypersurface anisotropic minimal if \(H_F=H_{1;F}=0\), and anisotropic \(r\)-minimal if \(H_{r+1;F}=0\). Let \(W\) be the set of points which are omitted by the hyperplanes tangent to \(M\). We will prove that if an oriented hypersurface \(M\) is anisotropic minimal, and the set \(W\) is open and nonempty, then \(x(M)\) is a part of a hyperplane of \(\mathbb R^{n+1}\). We also prove that if an oriented hypersurface \(M\) is anisotropic \(r\)-minimal and its \(r\)th anisotropic mean curvature \(H_{r;F}\) is nonzero everywhere, and the set \(W\) is open and nonempty, then \(M\) has anisotropic relative nullity \(n-r\).