Deformation and construction of minimal surfaces

This thesis is devoted to the construction of numerous examples of minimal surfaces (or hypersurfaces) in the 3-Euclidean space, R^n x R with n≻2 or in the homogeneous space S² x R . We prove the existence of minimal surfaces in R³ as close as we want of a convex polygon. We prove the existence of minimal hypersurfaces in R^n x R, n≻2, whose have Riemann's type. These ones could be considered as a family of horizontal hyperplanes (the ends) which are linked to each other by pieces of deformed catenoids (the necks). We provide a general result in the case simply-periodic together with the case of a finite number of hyperplanar ends. Our construction lies on some conditions associates with the forces that characterize the different configurations. We end with giving some examples ; in particular, we exhibit the existence of vertical Wei example that does not exists in the 3-dimensional case. We also prove the existence of the analogous of the Wei example in S² x R. The surface is such that two spherical ends are linked by 1 neck and 2 necks alternatively. Here again, we highlight the role that the forces play in the construction. Moreover, like in the previous chapter, the method lies on a gluing process. We give an accurate description of the catenoid and the Riemann's minimal example in S² x R. Finally, we demonstrate the existence of Scherk type hypersurfaces in R^n x R when n≻2

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Source https://theses.hal.science/tel-00802379
Author Coutant, Antoine
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Last Updated May 12, 2026, 06:54 (UTC)
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contributor Laboratoire d'Analyse et de Mathématiques Appliquées (LAMA) ; Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée (UPEM)-Fédération de Recherche Bézout (BEZOUT) ; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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