Minimal graphs over non-compact domains in 3-manifolds with a Killing vector field (Q6933712)

The Dirichlet problem for the mean curvature equation in unbounded domains has been extensively investigated over the past half-century, resulting in numerous advancements regarding the existence and uniqueness of solutions. One early success in this field was the proof of the existence of a solution to the Dirichlet problem for the minimal surface equation in unbounded domains lying within a strip or a sector of the plane. A major contribution is due to \textit{P. Collin} and \textit{R. Krust} [Bull. Soc. Math. Fr. 119, No. 4, 443--462 (1991; Zbl 0754.53013)]. Their research focused on the Dirichlet problem problem for the prescribed mean curvature equation in Euclidean space, considering an unbounded domain in \(\mathbb{R}^3\). \N\NThe main purpose of this paper is to extend the previous results to the more general setting of a Killing submersion. An oriented and connected 3-dimensional Riemannian manifold \(\mathbb{E}\) is considered admitting a non-zero Killing vector field, and a Riemannian submersion onto a Riemannian surface \(M\), connected and oriented whose fibers are integral curves of the Killing field. This includes the two settings of having either product 3-manifolds \(M \times \mathbb{R}\) or simply connected homogeneous 3-dimensional Riemannian manifolds \( \mathbb{E}\) whose space of Killing vector fields has dimension at least 3 and each Killing gives rise to to a Killing submersion structure at points where the norm of the vector is positive. The paper assumes that \(M\) is non-compact and the fibers have infinite length.