On the minimization of total mean curvature

Jeremy Dalphin (1) , Antoine Henrot (1) , Simon Masnou (2) , Takeo Takahashi (3, 1)

1 IECL - Institut Élie Cartan de Lorraine
2 MMCS - Modélisation mathématique, calcul scientifique
3 SPHINX - Systems with physical heterogeneities : inverse problems, numerical simulation, control and stabilization

In this paper we are interested in possible extensions of an inequality due to Minkowski: $\int_{\partial\Omega} H\,dA \geq \sqrt{4\pi A(\partial\Omega)}$ valid for any regular open set $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^3$, where $H$ denotes the scalar mean curvature and $A$ the area. We prove that this inequality holds true for axisymmetric domains which are convex in the direction orthogonal to the axis of symmetry. We also show that this inequality cannot be true in more general situations. However we prove that $\int_{\partial\Omega} |H|\,dA \geq \sqrt{4\pi A(\partial\Omega)}$ remains true for any axisymmetric domain.

Mots clés: geometric inequality; Minkowski inequality; shape optimization; Total mean curvature

Domaines: Géométrie différentielle [math.DG]; Equations aux dérivées partielles [math.AP]

Jeremy Dalphin, Antoine Henrot, Simon Masnou, Takeo Takahashi. On the minimization of total mean curvature. Journal of Geometric Analysis, 2016, 26 (4), pp.2729-2750. ⟨10.1007/s12220-015-9646-y⟩. ⟨hal-01015600⟩