Stationary surfaces with boundaries

DOI10.1007/S10455-022-09850-4zbMATH Open1504.53007arXiv1912.07103OpenAlexW2994894936WikidataQ113904598 ScholiaQ113904598MaRDI QIDQ2164355FDOQ2164355

Authors: Anthony Gruber, Magdalena Daniela Toda, Hung Tran 

Publication date: 12 August 2022

Published in: Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This article investigates stationary surfaces with boundaries, which arise as the critical points of functionals dependent on curvature. Precisely, a generalized "bending energy" functional $mathcalW$ is considered which involves a Lagrangian that is symmetric in the principal curvatures. The first variation of $mathcalW$ is computed, and a stress tensor is extracted whose divergence quantifies deviation from $mathcalW$-criticality. Boundary-value problems are then examined, and a characterization of free-boundary $mathcalW$-surfaces with rotational symmetry is given for scaling-invariant $mathcalW$-functionals. In case the functional is not scaling-invariant, certain boundary-to-interior consequences are discussed. Finally, some applications to the conformal Willmore energy and the p-Willmore energy of surfaces are presented.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.07103

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zbMATH Keywords

free boundary problemsminimal surfacesWillmore energycurvature functionalssurfaces with boundary

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Surfaces in Euclidean and related spaces (53A05) Minimal surfaces in differential geometry, surfaces with prescribed mean curvature (53A10) Global submanifolds (53C40) Differential geometry of immersions (minimal, prescribed curvature, tight, etc.) (53C42)

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