Min-Max theory and the Willmore conjecture

Fernando C. Marques; André Neves

doi:10.4007/annals.2014.179.2.6

Min-Max theory and the Willmore conjecture

Fernando C. Marques, André Neves

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In 1965, T. J. Willmore conjectured that the integral of the square of the mean curvature of a torus immersed in R³ is at least 2π². We prove this conjecture using the min-max theory of minimal surfaces.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	683-782
Number of pages	100
Journal	Annals of Mathematics
Volume	179
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4007/annals.2014.179.2.6
State	Published - Mar 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Statistics and Probability
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

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