The Morse index of a triply periodic minimal surface

DOI10.1016/J.DIFGEO.2018.01.006zbMATH Open1388.53012arXiv1801.10388OpenAlexW2963183495WikidataQ115355179 ScholiaQ115355179MaRDI QIDQ1745792FDOQ1745792

Authors: Norio Ejiri, Toshihiro Shoda 

Publication date: 18 April 2018

Published in: Differential Geometry and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In the previous work, the first author established an algorithm to compute the Morse index and the nullity of an $n$-periodic minimal surface in $mathbb{R}^n$. In fact, the Morse index can be translated into the number of negative eigenvalues of a real symmetric matrix and the nullity can be translated into the number of zero-eigenvalue of a Hermitian matrix. The two key matrices consist of periods of the abelian differentials of the second kind on a minimal surface, and the signature of the Hermitian matrix gives a new invariant of a minimal surface. On the other hand, H family, rPD family, tP family, tD family, and tCLP family of triply periodic minimal surfaces in $mathbb{R}^3$ have been studied in physics, chemistry, and crystallography. In this paper, we first determine the two key matrices for the five families explicitly. As its applications, by numerical arguments, we compute the Morse indices, nullities, and signatures for the five families.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1801.10388

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zbMATH Keywords

minimal surfacesMorse indexsignaturenullityflat tori

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Minimal surfaces and optimization (49Q05) Minimal surfaces in differential geometry, surfaces with prescribed mean curvature (53A10) Differential geometry of immersions (minimal, prescribed curvature, tight, etc.) (53C42)

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