A new approach to the Fraser-Li conjecture with the Weierstrass representation formula

DOI10.1090/PROC/15630zbMATH Open1490.53013arXiv2009.09625OpenAlexW3157383656WikidataQ113822943 ScholiaQ113822943MaRDI QIDQ5157809FDOQ5157809

Authors: Eungbeom Yeon, Jae Hoon Lee 

Publication date: 20 October 2021

Published in: Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper, we provide a sufficient condition for a curve on a surface in $mathbb{R}^3$ to be given by an orthogonal intersection with a sphere. This result makes it possible to express the boundary condition entirely in terms of the Weierstrass data without integration when dealing with free boundary minimal surfaces in a ball $mathbb{B}^3$. Moreover, we show that the Gauss map of an embedded free boundary minimal annulus is one to one. By using this, the Fraser-Li conjecture can be translated into the problem of determining the Gauss map. On the other hand, we show that the Liouville type boundary value problem in an annulus gives some new insight into the structure of immersed minimal annuli orthogonal to spheres. It also suggests a new PDE theoretic approach to the Fraser-Li conjecture.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.09625

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zbMATH Keywords

Liouville equationWeierstrass representation formulafree boundary minimal surfacesFraser-Li conjecture

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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• Free boundary minimal annuli immersed in the unit ball
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