Entire solutions of the allen-cahn equation and complete embedded minimal surfaces of finite total curvature in ℝ3

Manuel Del Pino, Michal Kowalczyk, Juncheng Wei

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Abstract

We consider minimal surfaces M which are complete, embedded, and have finite total curvature in ℝ3, and bounded, entire solutions with finite Morse index of the Allen-Cahn equation Δu + f(u) = 0 in ℝ3. Here f = −W′ with W bi-stable and balanced, for instance W(u) = 1/4(1 - u2)2. We assume that M has m ≥ 2 ends, and additionally that M is non-degenerate, in the sense that its bounded Jacobi fields are all originated from rigid motions (this is known for instance for a Catenoid and for the Costa-Hoffman- Meeks surface of any genus). We prove that for any small α > 0, the Allen-Cahn equation has a family of bounded solutions depending on m − 1 parameters distinct from rigid motions, whose level sets are embedded surfaces lying close to the blown-up surface Mα: = α M, with ends possibly diverging logarithmically from Mα. We prove that these solutions are L-non-degenerate up to rigid motions, and find that their Morse index coincides with the index of the minimal surface. Our construction suggests parallels of De Giorgi conjecture for general bounded solutions of finite Morse index.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)67-131
Number of pages65
JournalJournal of Differential Geometry
Volume93
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analysis
  • Algebra and Number Theory
  • Geometry and Topology

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