On the Morse Index with Constraints II: Applications

arXiv2010.05951MaRDI QIDQ6351111FDOQ6351111

Publication date: 12 October 2020

Abstract: This is the second paper in our sequence. Here, we apply our abstract Morse index formulation developed in the previous paper to study several optimization set-ups with constraints, including type I or/and type II considerations. A common theme is that critical points belong to the family of capillary surfaces, defined by constant mean curvature and intersecting the ambient manifold at a fixed angle. In each case, we classify how the general index is related to the index with a constraint. For capillary surfaces in a Euclidean ball, we obtain an index estimate which recovers stability results of G. Wang and C. Xia and J. Gou and C. Xia as special cases. By considering a family of examples, we show that inequality is also sharp. Furthermore, we precisely determine indices with constraints for important examples such as the critical catenoid, round cylinders in a ball, and CMC surfaces with constant curvature in a sphere.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Optimization of shapes other than minimal surfaces (49Q10) Minimal surfaces in differential geometry, surfaces with prescribed mean curvature (53A10) Differential geometry of immersions (minimal, prescribed curvature, tight, etc.) (53C42) Abstract critical point theory (Morse theory, Lyusternik-Shnirel'man theory, etc.) in infinite-dimensional spaces (58E05) Capillarity (surface tension) for incompressible inviscid fluids (76B45)

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