The embedded Calabi-Yau conjecture for finite genus

DOI10.1215/00127094-2020-0087MaRDI QIDQ2052357zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Joaquín Pérez, Antonio Ros, William H. III Meeks

Publication date 26 November 2021

Published in Duke Mathematical Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1806.03104, https://projecteuclid.org/journals/duke-mathematical-journal/volume-170/issue-13/The-embedded-CalabiYau-conjecture-for-finite-genus/10.1215/00127094-2020-0087.full

zbMATH Keywords

embedded Calabi-Yau probleminjectivity radius functionlimit endlocally simply connectedminimal laminationproper minimal surface

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)

Abstract: Suppose $M$ is a complete, embedded minimal surface in $mathbb{R}^3$ with an infinite number of ends, finite genus and compact boundary. We prove that the simple limit ends of $M$ have properly embedded representatives with compact boundary, genus zero and with constrained geometry. We use this result to show that if $M$ has at least two simple limit ends, then $M$ has exactly two simple limit ends. Furthermore, we demonstrate that $M$ is properly embedded in $mathbb{R}^3$ if and only if $M$ has at most two limit ends if and only if $M$ has a countable number of limit ends.

Review text

The paper is an important step in the study of the \textit{embedded Calabi-Yau conjecture for finite genus} which states: every connected, complete embedded minimal surface \(M\subset\mathbb{R}^3\) of finite genus and compact (possibly empty) boundary is properly embedded in \(\mathbb{R}^3\). Among special cases of the conjecture, if \(M\) has finite topology, see for exemple [\textit{T. H. Colding} and \textit{W. P. Minicozzi}, Ann. Math. (2) 167, No. 1, 211--243 (2008; Zbl 1142.53012)] or if \(M\) has positive injectivity radius [\textit{W. H. Meeks III} and \textit{H. Rosenberg}, Duke Math. J. 133, No. 3, 467--497 (2006; Zbl 1098.53007)]. The authors consider an \(M\) as in the conjecture above with an infinite number of ends. They show that a simple limit end of \(M\) has a properly embedded representative with compact boundary and genus zero and they give detailed information on its geometry. They derive that if \(M\) has at least 2 simple limit ends, it has exactly 2 simple limit ends. They prove that \(M\) is properly embedded in \(\mathbb{R}^3\) if and only if it has a countable number of limit ends; and they show that in that case, \(M\) has actually at most 2 limit ends.

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