Calculus of Variations and Geometric Measure Theory

A. Pinamonti - S. Verzellesi

A characterization of horizontally totally geodesic hypersurfaces in Heisenberg groups

created by verzellesi on 11 Jan 2024
modified on 29 Jan 2026

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Inserted: 11 jan 2024
Last Updated: 29 jan 2026

Journal: J. Geom. Anal.
Year: 2025
Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12220-025-02071-8

Abstract:

In this paper we achieve a first concrete step towards a better understanding of the so-called Bernstein problem in higher dimensional Heisenberg groups. Indeed, in the sub-Riemannian Heisenberg group $\mathbb{H}^n$, with $n\geq 2$, we show that the only entire hypersurfaces with vanishing horizontal symmetric second fundamental form and countable characteristic set are hyperplanes. This result relies on a sub-Riemannian characterization of a higher dimensional ruling property, as well as on the study of sub-Riemannian geodesics on Heisenberg hypersurfaces.


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