Sharp Gaussian curvature inequality for noncompact self-shrinkers

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Let MnRn+1M^n\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1} be a connected, complete, embedded self-shrinker with polynomial volume growth, and let AA be its second fundamental form. Sharp Gaussian curvature conjecture for noncompact self-shrinkers. If MM is not a hyperplane, then

MA2ex24dμ12(4π)n2Λ(M).\int_M |A|^2 e^{-\frac{|x|^2}{4}}\,d\mu \geq \frac12(4\pi)^{\frac n2}\Lambda(M).

Equality holds if and only if MM is a generalized round cylinder

Sk(2k)×Rnk\mathbb{S}^k(\sqrt{2k})\times\mathbb{R}^{n-k}

for some 1kn1\leq k\leq n. This conjecture is presented as a sharp extension of the established closed and two-dimensional estimates; the supplied source gives no resolution.

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Fagui Li and Yuhang Zhao, “Gaussian-Weighted Curvature Gaps for Self-Shrinkers”, arXiv:2606.14360 (2026).

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