Min-max existence conjecture for embedded constant mean curvature surfaces

Let MM be a closed 33-manifold, and let SS be an embedded surface in MM with nontrivial homology. Let C^[S]\widehat{C}_{[S]} be the lower bound defined using the width of the homology class [S][S]. Min-max existence conjecture. There exists H^[S]C^[S]0\widehat{H}_{[S]}\geq \widehat{C}_{[S]}\geq 0 such that, for every H[0,H^]H\in[0,\widehat{H}], there exists a smoothly embedded HH-surface ΣH\Sigma_H in the homology class of SS. The conjecture would generalize the paper's existence theorem because the min-max width satisfies w([S])g([S])w([S])\geq g([S]), and hence C^[S]C[S]\widehat{C}_{[S]}\geq C_{[S]}.

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Baris Coskunuzer, “Constant Mean Curvature Surfaces in Homology Classes”, arXiv:2001.00505 (2020).

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