Existence of free boundary minimal disks in convex regions

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Main Authors: Sarnataro, Lorenzo, Stryker, Douglas, Wang, Zhichao, Zhou, Xin
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Published: 2026
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author Sarnataro, Lorenzo
Stryker, Douglas
Wang, Zhichao
Zhou, Xin
author_facet Sarnataro, Lorenzo
Stryker, Douglas
Wang, Zhichao
Zhou, Xin
contents We show that any three-ball with mean convex boundary contains an embedded free boundary minimal disk. Moreover, when the three-ball is a strictly convex domain with nonnegative Ricci curvature (for instance, a compact convex domain in Euclidean three-space), we prove the existence of at least three embedded free boundary minimal disks. Our approach is based on a multiplicity-one theorem for the free boundary Simon-Smith min-max theory.
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spellingShingle Existence of free boundary minimal disks in convex regions
Sarnataro, Lorenzo
Stryker, Douglas
Wang, Zhichao
Zhou, Xin
Differential Geometry
Analysis of PDEs
Geometric Topology
We show that any three-ball with mean convex boundary contains an embedded free boundary minimal disk. Moreover, when the three-ball is a strictly convex domain with nonnegative Ricci curvature (for instance, a compact convex domain in Euclidean three-space), we prove the existence of at least three embedded free boundary minimal disks. Our approach is based on a multiplicity-one theorem for the free boundary Simon-Smith min-max theory.
title Existence of free boundary minimal disks in convex regions
topic Differential Geometry
Analysis of PDEs
Geometric Topology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.02396