Calculus of Variations and Geometric Measure Theory

M. Santilli

Finite total curvature and soap bubbles with almost constant higher-order mean curvature

created by santilli on 23 Aug 2023
modified on 08 Oct 2024

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Published Paper

Inserted: 23 aug 2023
Last Updated: 8 oct 2024

Journal: IMRN
Year: 2024
Doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/imrn/rnae159

ArXiv: 2308.11253 PDF
Links: Journal article

Abstract:

Given $ n \geq 2 $ and $ k \in \{2, \ldots , n\} $, we study the asymptotic behaviour of sequences of bounded $C^2$-domains of finite total curvature in $ \mathbb{R}^{n+1} $ converging in volume and perimeter, and with the $ k $-th mean curvature functions converging in $ L^1 $ to a constant. Under natural mean convexity hypothesis, and assuming an $ L^\infty $-control on the mean curvature outside a set of vanishing area, we prove that finite unions of mutually tangent balls are the only possible limits. This is the first result where such a uniqueness is proved without assuming uniform bounds on the exterior or interior touching balls.