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Published in Journal of Gökova Geometry Topology, Volume 5 (2011)
Title On the number of solutions to the asymptotic Plateau problem
Author Baris Coskunuzer
Abstract
By using a simple topological argument, we show that the space of closed, orientable, codimension-1 submanifolds of Sn-1∞(Hn) which bound a unique absolutely area minimizing hypersurface in Hn is dense in the space of closed, orientable, codimension-1 submanifolds of Sn-1∞(Hn). In particular, in dimension 3, we prove that the set of simple closed curves in S2∞(Hn) bounding a unique absolutely area minimizing surface in H3 is not only dense, but also a countable intersection of open dense subsets of the space of simple closed curves in S2∞(Hn) with C0 topology. We also show that the same is true for least area planes in H3. Moreover, we give some non-uniqueness results in dimension 3.
Keywords Asymptotic Plateau problem, uniqueness, hyperbolic space, least area plane, absolutely area minimizing surface
Pages1-19
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Submitted: July 4, 2010
Accepted: Nov 20, 2011
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