On $(2k)$-Minimal Submanifolds

dc.creator-L, Labbi M.
dc.date2007-06-21
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:11:31Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:11:31Z
dc.descriptionRecall that a submanifold of a Riemannian manifold is said to be minimal if its mean curvature is zero. It is classical that minimal submanifolds are the critical points of the volume function. In this paper, we examine the critical points of the total $(2k)$-th Gauss-Bonnet curvature function, called $(2k)$-minimal submanifolds. We prove that they are characterized by the vanishing of a higher mean curvature, namely the $(2k+1)$-Gauss-Bonnet curvature. Furthermore, we show that several properties of usual minimal submanifolds can be naturally generalized to $(2k)$-minimal submanifolds.
dc.description18 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0706.3092
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0706.3092
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/132144
dc.subjectDifferential Geometry
dc.subject53C40; 53C42
dc.titleOn $(2k)$-Minimal Submanifolds
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