The parametric h-principle for minimal surfaces in R^n and null curves in C^n

DOI10.4310/CAG.2019.V27.N1.A1zbMATH Open1414.53009arXiv1602.01529MaRDI QIDQ2633482FDOQ2633482

Franc Forstnerič, Finnur Lárusson

Publication date: 9 May 2019

Published in: Communications in Analysis and Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $M$ be an open Riemann surface. It was proved by Alarc'on and Forstneriv{c} (arXiv:1408.5315) that every conformal minimal immersion $Momathbb{R}^3$ is isotopic to the real part of a holomorphic null curve $Momathbb{C}^3$. In this paper, we prove the following much stronger result in this direction: for any $ngeq3$, the inclusion $iota$ of the space of real parts of nonflat null holomorphic immersions $Momathbb{C}^n$ into the space of nonflat conformal minimal immersions $Momathbb{R}^n$ satisfies the parametric h-principle with approximation; in particular, it is a weak homotopy equivalence. We prove analogous results for several other related maps, and we describe the homotopy type of the space of all holomorphic immersions $Momathbb{C}^n$. For an open Riemann surface $M$ of finite topological type, we obtain optimal results by showing that $iota$ and several related maps are inclusions of strong deformation retracts; in particular, they are homotopy equivalences.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.01529

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zbMATH Keywords

homotopy equivalenceweak homotopy equivalencestrong deformation retractsholomorphic null curveparametric \(h\)-principle

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)

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