Level sets of Gauss curvature in surfaces of constant mean curvature (Q2569817)

The paper characterizes the topological properties of the level set of the Gauss mean curvature of an embedded surface \(M\) with nonempty boundary in \(\mathbb R^3\). The main theorem classifies 3 possible cases and implies an interesting consequence concerning the convexity of \(M\). Indeed, this paper contributes to the discussion of convexity, which is largely studied in the current literature.