On Yau rigidity theorem for minimal submanifolds in spheres

DOI10.4310/MRL.2012.V19.N3.A1zbMATH Open1270.53081arXiv1102.5732WikidataQ125097759 ScholiaQ125097759MaRDI QIDQ2391620FDOQ2391620

Authors: Juan-Ru Gu, Hongwei Xu 

Publication date: 5 August 2013

Published in: Mathematical Research Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this note, we investigate the well-known Yau rigidity theorem for minimal submanifolds in spheres. Using the parameter method of Yau and the DDVV inequality verified by Lu, Ge and Tang, we prove that if $M$ is an $n$-dimensional oriented compact minimal submanifold in the unit sphere $S^{n+p}(1)$, and if $K_{M}geqfracsgn(p-1)p2(p+1),$ then $M$ is either a totally geodesic sphere, the standard immersion of the product of two spheres, or the Veronese surface in $S^4(1)$. Here $sgn(cdot)$ is the standard sign function. We also extend the rigidity theorem above to the case where $M$ is a compact submanifold with parallel mean curvature in a space form.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1102.5732

Recommendations

• On Yau rigidity theorem for submanifolds in pinched manifolds
• Some rigidity results of minimal submanifolds in space forms
• A remark on the intrinsic rigidity of compact minimal submanifolds in a sphere
• The generalized Lu rigidity theorem for submanifolds with parallel mean curvature
• Global rigidity theorems for submanifolds with parallel mean curvature

zbMATH Keywords

sectional curvaturemean curvatureminimal submanifoldYau rigidity theorem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Rigidity results (53C24) Differential geometry of immersions (minimal, prescribed curvature, tight, etc.) (53C42)

Cited In (8)

• Some generalizations of the DDVV and BW inequalities
• Global rigidity theorems for submanifolds with parallel mean curvature
• Null homology in warped product Lagrangian submanifolds of the nearly Kaehler \(\mathbb{S}^6\) and its applications
• On Yau rigidity theorem for submanifolds with parallel mean curvature in a locally symmetric Riemannian manifold
• The generalized Lu rigidity theorem for submanifolds with parallel mean curvature
• A sharp differentiable pinching theorem for submanifolds in space forms
• Geometric and topological rigidity for compact submanifolds of odd dimension
• On Yau rigidity theorem for submanifolds in pinched manifolds

This page was built for publication: On Yau rigidity theorem for minimal submanifolds in spheres

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q2391620)