Genus-zero singular points of convergence conjecture

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Let NN be a flat 33-torus, and let MnM_n be a sequence of closed constant mean curvature surfaces converging to a limit surface M∞M_\infty. Let q∈Nq\in N be a singular point of convergence, and for sufficiently small ε>0\varepsilon>0 set

Σn=B‾N(q,ε)∩Mn.\Sigma_n=\overline{B}_N(q,\varepsilon)\cap M_n.

Here C(Σn)C(\Sigma_n) denotes the total absolute Gaussian curvature. Genus-zero singular points of convergence conjecture. For ε>0\varepsilon>0 sufficiently small and nn sufficiently large, Σn\Sigma_n is an annulus and

C(Σn)∈(4π−ε,4π+ε).C(\Sigma_n)\in (4\pi-\varepsilon,4\pi+\varepsilon).

This conjecture describes the catenoidal necks forming near singular points of multiplicity-one convergence; the preceding result gives connectedness and two boundary components, while the asserted annular topology and curvature estimate remain open.

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William H. Meeks and Giuseppe Tinaglia, “Triply periodic constant mean curvature surfaces”, arXiv:1611.05706 (2016).

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