Complete hypersurfaces of R4 with constant mean curvature

1994 ◽  
Vol 118 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 171-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing-Ming Cheng ◽  
Qian-Rong Wan
Keyword(s):  
Mean Curvature ◽  
Constant Mean Curvature ◽  
Complete Hypersurfaces

Curvatures of complete hypersurfaces in space forms

2004 ◽  
Vol 134 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing-Ming Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Curvature ◽  
Mean Curvature ◽  
Constant Mean Curvature ◽  
Space Form ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Space Forms ◽  
Totally Geodesic ◽  
Minimal Hypersurfaces ◽  
Totally Umbilical Hypersurfaces ◽  
Complete Hypersurfaces

In this paper we investigate three-dimensional complete minimal hypersurfaces with constant Gauss-Kronecker curvature in a space form M4(c) (c ≤ 0). We prove that if the scalar curvature of a such hypersurface is bounded from below, then its Gauss-Kronecker curvature vanishes identically. Examples of complete minimal hypersurfaces which are not totally geodesic in the Euclidean space E4 and the hyperbolic space H4(c) with vanishing Gauss-Kronecker curvature are also presented. It is also proved that totally umbilical hypersurfaces are the only complete hypersurfaces with non-zero constant mean curvature and with zero quasi-Gauss-Kronecker curvature in a space form M4(c) (c ≤ 0) if the scalar curvature is bounded from below. In particular, we classify complete hypersurfaces with constant mean curvature and with constant quasi-Gauss-Kronecker curvature in a space form M4(c) (c ≤ 0) if the scalar curvature r satisfies r≥ ⅔c.

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