New exotic containers

DOI10.2140/PJM.2006.224.379MaRDI QIDQ883848zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Henry C. Wente

Publication date 12 June 2007

Published in Pacific Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.2140/pjm.2006.224.379

zbMATH Keywords

capillarityexotic containersprescribed mean curvature

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Optimization of shapes other than minimal surfaces (49Q10) Minimal surfaces in differential geometry, surfaces with prescribed mean curvature (53A10)

Review text

This is an excellent report describing the construction of new exotic containers in a gravitational field. The paper is a combination of new mathematical results and a clear exposition of what is known in the field. The totally novel feature is that containers considered here are not necessarily rotationally symmetric. Also, equilibria seem likely to be local minimizers of energy, in contrast with previous constructions where equilibria were unstable. This research was developed during the authors visit at the Max Planck Institute. The author is a world-famous expert in the physical and geometric construction of surfaces with prescribed mean curvature (in particular minimal and of constant mean curvature).

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