The Jenkins-Serrin problem in 3-manifolds with a Killing vector field

arXiv2306.12195MaRDI QIDQ6440979FDOQ6440979

Authors: Andrea Del Prete, José M. Manzano, Barbara Nelli 

Publication date: 21 June 2023

Abstract: We consider a Riemannian submersion from a 3-manifold $mathbbE$ to a surface $M$, both connected and orientable, whose fibers are the integral curves of a Killing vector field without zeros, not necessarily unitary. We solve the Jenkins-Serrin problem for the minimal surface equation in $mathbbE$ over a relatively compact open domain $OmegasubsetM$ with prescribed finite or infinite values on some arcs of the boundary under the only assumption that the same value $+infty$ or $-infty$ cannot be prescribed on two adjacent components of $partialOmega$ forming a convex angle. The domain $Omega$ can have reentrant corners as well as closed curves in its boundary. We show that the solution exists if and only if some generalized Jenkins-Serrin conditions (in terms of a conformal metric in $M$) are fulfilled. We develop further the theory of divergence lines to study the convergence of a sequence of minimal graphs. We also provide maximum principles that guarantee the uniqueness of the solution. Finally, we obtain new examples of minimal surfaces in $mathbb{R}^3$ and in other homogeneous $3$-manifolds.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Minimal surfaces in differential geometry, surfaces with prescribed mean curvature (53A10) Differential geometry of homogeneous manifolds (53C30)

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