Globally subanalytic CMC surfaces in $\mathbb{R}^3$

J. L. Barbosa; L. Birbrair; M. do Carmo; A. Fernandes

doi:10.3934/era.2014.21.186

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2014, Volume 21: 186-192. Doi: 10.3934/era.2014.21.186

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Globally subanalytic CMC surfaces in $\mathbb{R}^3$

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Rua Carolina Sucupira 723 ap 2002, 60140-120, Fortaleza-CE
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Departamento de Matemática, Universidade Federal do Ceará Av. Hum- berto Monte, s/n Campus do Pici - Bloco 914, 60455-760, Fortaleza-CE
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Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, IMPA Estrada Dona Castorina 110, 22460-320, Rio de Janeiro-RJ
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Departamento de Matemática, Universidade Federal do Ceará Av. Humberto Monte, s/n Campus do Pici - Bloco 914, 60455-760, Fortaleza-CE

Received: May 31, 2014

Published: January 2014

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We prove that globally subanalytic nonsingular CMC surfaces of $\mathbb{R}^3$ are only planes, round spheres, or right circular cylinders.

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CMC surfaces,
Globally Subanalytic Sets.

Mathematics Subject Classification: 53C42; 53A10.

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