The Willmore conjecture
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Publication:485098
DOI10.1365/S13291-014-0104-8zbMATH Open1306.53005arXiv1409.7664OpenAlexW2084787359WikidataQ123248446 ScholiaQ123248446MaRDI QIDQ485098FDOQ485098
Authors: André Neves, Fernando C. Marques 
Publication date: 9 January 2015
Published in: Jahresbericht der Deutschen Mathematiker-Vereinigung (DMV) (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: The Willmore conjecture, proposed in 1965, concerns the quest to find the best torus of all. This problem has inspired a lot of mathematics over the years, helping bringing together ideas from subjects like conformal geometry, partial differential equations, algebraic geometry and geometric measure theory. In this article we survey the history of the conjecture and our recent solution through the min-max approach. We finish with a discussion of some of the many open questions that remain in the field.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1409.7664
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