All Questions
35 questions
6
votes
2
answers
390
views
Continuity of perimeter with respect to metric
Let $\Omega$ be an open set in a closed manifold, $(M^n, g)$. We can define the perimeter as
$$\text{Per}_g(\Omega) = \sup\bigg\{\int_{\Omega} \text{div}_g(T) dVol_g, \; : \; T \in C^1(M, T M), \quad \...
- 337
0
votes
0
answers
65
views
Regularity of Metric when defining C^k norms
Given $(M^n, g)$ closed riemannian manifold, I am wondering about the definition of the $C^k$ norms with respect to the metric, and how these norms depend on $g$. For example, I would assume that if $...
- 337
2
votes
0
answers
72
views
Diameter bounds by mean curvature and area
I'm wondering about a generalization of Simon/Topping/Wu-Zheng's results on bounding diameter by the mean curvature, which roughly says: given a closed $\Sigma^{n-1} \subseteq M^n$,
$$\text{diam}(\...
- 337
3
votes
0
answers
158
views
Conformal Killing vector fields on manifolds that are not asymptotically flat
Let $M = [1,\infty) \times S^2$.
Equip $M$ with the metric $g = dr^2 + r^2 (\gamma + h)$ where $\gamma$ is a metric on $S^2$ and $h$ is a $(0,2)$ tensor on $M$ that satisfies
$$h = O(1/r),\quad \...
- 969
5
votes
1
answer
310
views
Lee-Parker Yamabe problem proposition 4.6
I believe there may be a gap towards the end of the proof of proposition 4.6 in the Bulletin of the AMS paper The Yamabe Problem by Lee and Parker : https://projecteuclid.org/journals/bulletin-of-the-...
- 457
4
votes
0
answers
153
views
Is there a good description of harmonic maps from $\mathbf{C}$ to $\mathbf{H}$?
Given a non-constant holomorphic quadratic differential $\phi \, \mathrm{d} z^2$ on the complex plane $\mathbf{C}$, there is a harmonic diffeomorphism $u: \mathbf{C} \to \mathbf{H}$ into the ...
- 5,038
3
votes
0
answers
100
views
Are there Lojasiewicz-Simon estimates with boundary?
Let $M$ be an analytic manifold with boundary $\partial M$, equipped with a Riemannian metric $g$, which is also analytic up to and including the boundary.
Are there Lojasiewicz–Simon estimates ...
- 5,038
7
votes
2
answers
365
views
What's the limit of a sequence of harmonic maps between manifolds?
Let ${M}, \, {N}$ be two Riemannian manifolds, and let $u_n: {M} \to {N}$ be a sequence of harmonic maps.
Question. Suppose that $u_n$ converges uniformly to a (necessarily continuous) function $u$. ...
- 438
2
votes
0
answers
175
views
When are the Schoen-Yau minimal surfaces embedded?
In 1979, Rick Schoen and Shing-Tung Yau published an Annals paper in which they proved the existence of so-called 'incompressible' minimal surfaces in compact Riemannian manifolds.
Question. Under ...
- 5,038
2
votes
0
answers
664
views
Reference request - Texts on geometric analysis with exercises
I’ve recently been studying some Riemannian geometry and geometric analysis, however I have found it difficult to find resources with exercises to practice. It seems that many textbooks past the ...
2
votes
0
answers
127
views
Are metrics of the form $dr^2+ \Omega^2 r^2 g_\text{round}$ asymptotically flat?
Let $M = [1,\infty)\times S^2$. Let $\Omega$ be any smooth positive function on $S^2$.
Is the metric $dr^2+ \Omega^2 r^2 g_\text{round}$ asymptotically flat (where $g_\text{round}$ is the round metric ...
- 969
5
votes
1
answer
194
views
3-manifolds with all minimal surfaces closed
Question. Let the manifold $(M^3,g)$ be compact without boundary. Suppose that every complete, embedded minimal surface $\Sigma \subset M^3$ is closed. Must $M$ be diffeomorphic to $\mathbf{S}^3$ or $\...
- 5,038
6
votes
1
answer
396
views
Which geometric variational problems admit an entropy identity?
Question. My question in broad terms: when and how can entropy be used in geometric variational contexts to study sequences of critical points, such as the two results described below? [See at the ...
- 5,038
10
votes
1
answer
490
views
A counterexample to a conjecture of Lawson
Yau quotes Lawson as having formulated the following conjecture [1]:
Let $M$ be an embedded minimal surface in $\mathbf{S}^3$. Prove that the two domains in $\mathbf{S}^3$ divided by $M$ have equal ...
- 5,038
1
vote
1
answer
196
views
Minimal surfaces with increasing area but bounded Morse index
Question. What restrictions are known on closed manifolds $(M^3,g)$ that contain a sequence of embedded minimal surfaces $(\Sigma_j \mid j \in \mathbf{N})$ with
\begin{equation}
\mathrm{area} \, \...
- 5,038
7
votes
1
answer
281
views
Existence of harmonic maps onto the $n$-sphere
Let $(M^n,g)$ be a closed smooth Riemannian $n$-manifold with positive scalar curvature (or positive Ricci curvature) and $(S^n, g_{st})$ be the standard round $n$-sphere.
Whether there exists a non-...
- 1,799
1
vote
1
answer
178
views
Asymptotics of constant mean curvature surfaces
Let $\Sigma^n \subset \mathbf{R}^{n+1}$ be a complete, properly embedded hypersurface with constant, non-zero mean curvature $H \neq 0.$
In the case where the dimension is $n = 2$, $\Sigma$ is non-...
- 5,038
5
votes
1
answer
286
views
Gradient of solution to heat equation under evolving metric
The following simple question came to me when I was studying the heat equation on a Riemannian manifold: Suppose $M$ is a closed Riemannian manifold and $g_t$ is a smooth family of Riemannian metrics ...
- 113
4
votes
0
answers
146
views
Range of divergence operator on the space of traceless symmetric $(0,2)$ tensors; conformal vector fields on an arbitrary metric on $S^2$
Let $\gamma$ be a metric on $S^2$.
I am trying to solve the following PDE on a $(0,2)$ symmetric traceless tensor $A$:
$$div_{\gamma} A = \omega$$
where $\omega$ is a 1-form.
It is known that there ...
- 969
3
votes
0
answers
143
views
Calculation of the mean curvature under a normal perturbation
Let $X: M^n \to N^{n+1}$ be a Riemannian immersion. Write $g, A, \nu, H$ for the first fundamental form, second fundamental form, Gauss map and mean curvature of $X$ respectively. Consider the normal ...
- 41
2
votes
0
answers
141
views
For a 1-parameter family of metrics, how do we compute the derivative of the intrinsic geometrical objects like curvature, Hessian, etc
Consider a family of metrics and functions $(g(t), u(t))$ on $M:= \mathbb{R}^3 \setminus B_1$ satisfying
$$ g(0) = g_0, \quad g'(0) = \tilde g, \quad u(0) = u_0, \quad u'(0) = \tilde u$$
where $g_0$, $...
- 969
20
votes
0
answers
2k
views
Schoen and Yau's proof of the higher dimensional positive mass theorem
In April 2017 Schoen and Yau posted on the arxiv their solution of the time-symmetric positive mass theorem in all dimensions, which has been a significant conjecture since the 70s. As of now, July ...
- 2,247
4
votes
0
answers
187
views
Characterization of geodesic balls
In $\mathbb R^{n\geq3}$, spheres can be characterized by single layer potentials having constant eigenfunction. More precisely we have the following:
Theorem (H. Shahgholian) Let $\Omega\subset \...
- 1,583
13
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Is there a solution of the Yamabe problem using Ricci flow?
Someone told me that it is possible to solve the Yamabe problem using Ricci flow. The proof I know of is the one originally proposed by Yamabe and then completed by Trudinger, Aubin and Schoen (in ...
- 5,146
5
votes
0
answers
307
views
On Colding-Minicozzi limit lamination theorem
Colding and Minicozzi proved the following limit lamination theorem (see Theorem 8.26 in "A course in Minimal Surfaces" by Colding and Minicozzi for the complete statement)
THEOREM: Let $\Sigma_i \...
- 823
1
vote
0
answers
84
views
Existence of nonparabolic ends
Let $M$ a nonparabolic Riemannian manifold. If exists only one nonparabolic end $E$. We would like to know why the subspace of space of bounded harmonic functions with finite Dirichlet integral is the ...
- 381
5
votes
1
answer
495
views
Volume comparison on Grassmannian
Let $G(r,n-r)$ be the Grassmannian, which can be identified with the space of all rank $r$ projection matrices in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Let $\mu$ be the uniform measure on $G(r,n-r)$. For any $\lambda_1,......
- 1,495
11
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Non-compact manifolds of positive/non-negative Ricci curvature
Consider a non-compact complete Riemannian manifold $(M, g)$ with smooth compact boundary $\partial M$. Suppose also that $M \setminus \partial M$ has positive/non-negative Ricci curvature.
My ...
- 111
4
votes
1
answer
197
views
Distance comparison in submanifold versus in the underlying manifold
Let $(M,g)$ be the (underlying) manifold, $(S,g|)$ be a submanifold. Let $a,b,c \in S$. It's not in general true that $d_M(a,b)\leq d_M(a,c) \implies d_S(a,b)\leq d_S(a,c)$.
QUESTION I:
The above ...
- 1,467
1
vote
1
answer
825
views
Riemannian metric on a level set of a smooth function on a manifold
Also asked here: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1725491/riemannian-metric-on-a-level-set-of-a-smooth-function-on-a-manifold
Let $(M,g)$ be a finite or infinite dimensional Riemannian ...
- 1,467
4
votes
1
answer
468
views
Equivariant Harmonic Maps to R-tree and Korevaar-Schoen Convergence
Thank you for spending time on the following question.
I am trying to make an explicit example of Korevaar-Schoen convergence. The problem I am facing is that I cannot find the limit of the harmonic ...
- 703
4
votes
1
answer
685
views
Horizontal lift of differential operator
On a Riemannian manifold $M$, there is a canonical horizontal lift $X^{\mathrm{hor}}$ of vector fields $X$ to $TM$, which is characterized by the two properties that
$X^{\mathrm{hor}}$ is a ...
- 9,853
4
votes
1
answer
699
views
Spectrum of the Laplace-Beltrami operator on $L^p$: where is it?
On a noncompact Riemannian manifold $M$, the $L^2$-spectrum of the Laplace-Beltrami operator $\Delta$ sits inside $\mathbb{R}$ (by self-adjointness), either to the left or to the right of $0$ ...
user14166
3
votes
0
answers
242
views
What is known about analogous results of Kazdan and Warner in higher dimensions?
First let me state a Theorem due to Kazdan and Warner:
``Let M be a compact two dimensional orientable manifold. Let
$f: M \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a function that has the same
sign as $\chi(M)$,...
- 3,245
7
votes
4
answers
3k
views
How does curvature change under perturbations of a Riemannian metric?
Let $M$ be a compact subset of $\mathbb R^2$ with smooth boundary, and let $g$ be a Riemannian metric on $M$. If $g'$ is another Riemannian metric which is "close" to $g$, then they should have ...
- 8,512