Hopf-type theorem for self-shrinkers

In this paper, we prove that a two-dimensional self-shrinker, homeomorphic to the sphere, immersed in the three-dimensional Euclidean space ℝ 3 {{\mathbb{R}}^{3}} is a round sphere, provided its mean curvature and the norm of the its position vector have an upper bound in terms of the norm of its traceless second fundamental form. The example constructed by Drugan justifies that the hypothesis on the second fundamental form is necessary. We can also prove the same kind of rigidity results for surfaces with parallel weighted mean curvature vector in ℝ n {{\mathbb{R}}^{n}} with radial weight. These results are applications of a new generalization of Cauchy’s Theorem in complex analysis which concludes that a complex function is identically zero or its zeroes are isolated if it satisfies some weak holomorphy.

Weighted Cheeger constant and first eigenvalue lower bound estimates on smooth metric measure spaces

We establish new eigenvalue inequalities in terms of the weighted Cheeger constant for drifting p-Laplacian on smooth metric measure spaces with or without boundary. The weighted Cheeger constant is bounded from below by a geometric constant involving the divergence of suitable vector fields. On the other hand, we establish a weighted form of Escobar–Lichnerowicz–Reilly lower bound estimates on the first nonzero eigenvalue of the drifting bi-Laplacian on weighted manifolds. As an application, we prove buckling eigenvalue lower bound estimates, first, on the weighted geodesic balls and then on submanifolds having bounded weighted mean curvature.

New Bernstein Type Results in Weighted Warped Products

In this paper, we obtain new parametric uniqueness results for complete constant weighted mean curvature hypersurfaces under suitable geometric assumptions in weighted warped products. Furthermore, we also prove very general Bernstein type results for the constant mean curvature equation for entire graphs in these ambient spaces.

Uniqueness of Complete Hypersurfaces in Weighted Riemannian Warped Products

In this paper, applying the weak maximum principle, we obtain the uniqueness results for the hypersurfaces under suitable geometric restrictions on the weighted mean curvature immersed in a weighted Riemannian warped product I × ρ M f n whose fiber M has f -parabolic universal covering. Furthermore, applications to the weighted hyperbolic space are given. In particular, we also study the special case when the ambient space is weighted product space and provide some results by Bochner’s formula. As a consequence of this parametric study, we also establish Bernstein-type properties of the entire graphs in weighted Riemannian warped products.

The Weighted Gaussian Curvature Derivative of a Space-Filling Diagram

The morphometric approach [11, 14] writes the solvation free energy as a linear combination of weighted versions of the volume, area, mean curvature, and Gaussian curvature of the space-filling diagram. We give a formula for the derivative of the weighted Gaussian curvature. Together with the derivatives of the weighted volume in [7], the weighted area in [4], and the weighted mean curvature in [1], this yields the derivative of the morphometric expression of solvation free energy.

The Weighted Mean Curvature Derivative of a Space-Filling Diagram

Representing an atom by a solid sphere in 3-dimensional Euclidean space, we get the space-filling diagram of a molecule by taking the union. Molecular dynamics simulates its motion subject to bonds and other forces, including the solvation free energy. The morphometric approach [12, 17] writes the latter as a linear combination of weighted versions of the volume, area, mean curvature, and Gaussian curvature of the space-filling diagram. We give a formula for the derivative of the weighted mean curvature. Together with the derivatives of the weighted volume in [7], the weighted area in [3], and the weighted Gaussian curvature [1], this yields the derivative of the morphometric expression of the solvation free energy.

Volume Growth of Complete Submanifolds in Gradient Ricci Solitons with Bounded Weighted Mean Curvature

In this article, we study properly immersed complete noncompact submanifolds in a complete shrinking gradient Ricci soliton with weighted mean curvature vector bounded in norm. We prove that such a submanifold must have polynomial volume growth under some mild assumption on the potential function. On the other hand, if the ambient manifold is of bounded geometry, we prove that such a submanifold must have at least linear volume growth. In particular, we show that a properly immersed complete noncompact hypersurface in the Euclidean space with bounded Gaussian weighted mean curvature must have polynomial volume growth and at least linear volume growth.