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The boundary value problem for maximal hypersurfaces.

F J Flaherty1

  • 1Mathematics Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|October 1, 1979
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Maximal surfaces in Lorentzian manifolds extremize hypervolume. This study connects maximal and minimal surfaces by solving a Dirichlet problem with specific boundary curvature conditions, extending previous work.

Area of Science:

  • Differential Geometry
  • General Relativity
  • Geometric Analysis

Background:

  • Maximal surfaces extremize hypervolume in Lorentzian manifolds, differing from Riemannian minimal surfaces.
  • Bernstein's theorem holds for maximal surfaces in all dimensions, unlike its Riemannian counterpart.
  • Previous work by Jenkins and Serrin explored boundary curvature conditions for minimal surfaces.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a connection between maximal and minimal surfaces.
  • To solve the Dirichlet problem for maximal surfaces using acausal boundary data.
  • To adapt boundary curvature conditions from minimal surface theory to maximal surfaces.

Main Methods:

  • Solving the Dirichlet problem for spacelike hypersurfaces in Lorentzian manifolds.

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  • Utilizing acausal boundary data.
  • Applying boundary curvature conditions analogous to those used for minimal surfaces.

    • Main Results:

    • Successfully solved the Dirichlet problem for maximal surfaces with specific boundary curvature conditions.
    • Established a novel link between the study of maximal and minimal surfaces.
    • Demonstrated the applicability of Jenkins-Serrin type boundary conditions in the context of maximal surfaces.

    Conclusions:

    • The Dirichlet problem for maximal surfaces can be solved using acausal data and specific boundary curvature conditions.
    • This research bridges concepts from maximal surface theory and minimal surface theory.
    • The findings offer new insights into the behavior and properties of maximal surfaces in Lorentzian geometry.