Compact hypersurfaces in Euclidean space and some inequalities (Q971448)
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Compact hypersurfaces in Euclidean space and some inequalities (English)
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14 May 2010
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The authors prove the following integral inequalities dealing with the shape operator \(A\), the mean curvature \(\alpha\), the support function \(\rho\) and the scalar curvature \(S\) of a compact hypersurface \(M\) immersed in \({\mathbb R}^n\): \[ \frac{1}{n}\int_M \| A \|^2 \rho^2 \,dv \geq \int_M \alpha^2 \rho^2\,dv \geq \frac{1}{n(n-1)}\int_M S \rho^2 \,dv. \] Additionally they show that if the condition \(S = \lambda_1(n-1)\) holds for the scalar curvature \(S\) and first nonzero eigenvalue \(\lambda_1\) of the Laplace operator on \(M\), then \[ \int_M \left(\alpha^2 - \frac{\lambda_1}{n}\right) \rho^2 \,dv \geq 0. \] In case of additional assumptions, like the hypersurface's Ricci curvature being bounded, two other inequalities are proved, involving \(\lambda_1\) and the volume of \(M\).
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compact hypersurface
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area
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shape operator
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volume
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scalar curvature
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mean curvature
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Ricci curvature
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