Enclosure and non-existence theorems for area stationary currents and currents with mean curvature vector

Abstract

AbstractWe discuss certain geometric properties for area stationary currents and currents with integrable mean curvature, so called “enclosure theorems”. As a consequence, we obtain non-existence results for currents with connected support. Finally, we extend these results to currents in submanifolds and state a non-existence result for stationary currents in spheres.