Asymptotic Plateau problem in H^2 R

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Abstract: We give a fairly complete solution to the asymptotic Plateau Problem for area minimizing surfaces in H2xR. In particular, we identify the collection of Jordan curves in the asymptotic boundary of H2xR, which bounds an area minimizing surface in H2xR. Furthermore, we study the similar problem for minimal surfaces, and show that the situation is highly different.


Let \({\mathbf H}^2 \times {\mathbb R}\) denote the product of the hyperbolic plane with the real line. Its boundary at infinity is a union of three pieces: \[ \partial_\infty({\mathbf H}^2 \times {\mathbb R}) = {\mathbf H}^2 \times \{\infty\} \cup S_\infty^1 \times {\mathbb R} \cup {\mathbf H}^2 \times \{-\infty\} \] where \(S_\infty^1 = \partial_\infty({\mathbf H}^2)\). Let \(\Gamma\) be a union of finitely many pairwise disjoint Jordan curves in \(\partial_\infty({\mathbf H}^2 \times {\mathbb R}) \). The main theorem of the paper under review characterizes those \(\Gamma\) for which there exists a complete embedded surface \(\Sigma\) in \({\mathbf H}^2\times {\mathbb R}\) whose boundary at infinity satisfies \(\partial_\infty(\Sigma) = \Gamma\) and which minimizes area among all such surfaces. The author also investigates the situation in which \(\Sigma\) is merely a minimal surface, that is, its mean curvature vanishes, but it does not necessarily minimize area.



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