The Alexandrov problem in a quotient space of H^2 R

DOI10.2140/PJM.2014.268.155MaRDI QIDQ2510064zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Ana Menezes

Publication date 31 July 2014

Published in Pacific Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1111.3087

zbMATH Keywords

Alexandrov reflectionconstant mean curvature surfaceperiodic surface

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

Abstract: We prove an Alexandrov type theorem for a quotient space of $mathbb{H}^{2}imesmathbbR$. More precisely we classify the compact embedded surfaces with constant mean curvature in the quotient of $mathbb{H}^{2}imesmathbbR$ by a subgroup of isometries generated by a parabolic translation along horocycles of $mathbb{H}^2$ and a vertical translation. Moreover, we construct some examples of periodic minimal surfaces in $mathbb{H}^{2}imesmathbbR$ and we prove a multi-valued Rado theorem for small perturbations of the helicoid in $mathbb{H}^{2}imesmathbbR$.

Review text

A. D. Alexandrov proved hat the only compact embedded constant mean curvature hypersurface in \(\mathbb{R}^n\), \(\mathbb{H}^n\) and \(\mathbb{S}^n\) is the round sphere. In this paper periodic surfaces in \(\mathbb{H}^2\times \mathbb{R}\) are studied. The considered discrete groups of isometrics of \(\mathbb{H}^2\times \mathbb{R}\) are generated by a horizontal translation \(\psi\) along horocycles \(c(s)\) of \(\mathbb{H}^2\) and/or a vertical translation \(T(h)\) for some \(h\). Then the group is a subgroup of \(\mathbb Z^2\) generated by \(\psi\) and \(T(h)\), the quotient space \(M= \mathbb{H}^2\times \mathbb{R}/[\psi, T(h)]\) is diffeomorphic to \(\mathbb{T}^2\times\mathbb{R}\), where \(\mathbb{T}^2\) is the 2-torus. \(M\) is foliated by the family of tori \(T(s)= c(s)\times\mathbb{R}/[\psi, T(h)]\) which are intrinsically flat and have constant mean curvature \({1\over 2}\). The author classifies the compact embedded constant mean curvature surfaces in the space \(M\), that is, she proves an Alexandrov-type theorem for doubly periodic \(H\)-surfaces (Theorem 1). She also constructs some examples of periodic minimal surfaces in \(\mathbb{H}^2\times \mathbb{R}\). At the end of the paper the author proves a multivalued Rado theorem for small perturbations of the helicoid (Theorem 2).

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