The Minkowski problem in the sphere

$\def\S{\mathbb{S}} \def\M{\mathcal{M}}$ Given a function $f \gt 0$ on the unit sphere $\S^{n+1}$, the Minkowski problem in the sphere concerns the existence of convex hypersurfaces $\M \subset \S^{n+1}$ such that the Gauss curvature of $\M$ at $z$ is equal to $f(\nu(z))$, where $\nu(z)$ is the unit outer normal of $\M$ at $z$. We use the min‑max principle and the Gauss curvature flow to prove that there are at least two solutions to the problem. By using the rotating plane method in the sphere, we also show the existence of a rotationally symmetric and monotone function $f$ such that there are exactly two solutions.

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Journal of Differential Geometry
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2024-09-30
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https://doi.org/10.4310/jdg/1727712892
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Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows
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The Minkowski problem in the sphere

Xu‐Jia Wang, Qi-Rui Li, Qiang Guang
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Journal of Differential Geometry
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The Minkowski problem in the sphere

Xu‐Jia Wang, Qi-Rui Li, Qiang Guang
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Abstract

$\def\S{\mathbb{S}} \def\M{\mathcal{M}}$ Given a function $f \gt 0$ on the unit sphere $\S^{n+1}$, the Minkowski problem in the sphere concerns the existence of convex hypersurfaces $\M \subset \S^{n+1}$ such that the Gauss curvature of $\M$ at $z$ is equal to $f(\nu(z))$, where $\nu(z)$ is the unit outer normal of $\M$ at $z$. We use the min‑max principle and the Gauss curvature flow to prove that there are at least two solutions to the problem. By using the rotating plane method in the sphere, we also show the existence of a rotationally symmetric and monotone function $f$ such that there are exactly two solutions.

Journal of Differential GeometryVol. 128(2)
Australian National University (AU), Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AU), Zhejiang University (CN)
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Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows
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