In this paper, we establish the first variational formula and its Euler-Lagrange equation for the total 2p-th mean curvature functional .M2p of a submanifold Mn in a general Riemannian manifold gn^n＋m for p = 0, 1,.....In this paper, we establish the first variational formula and its Euler-Lagrange equation for the total 2p-th mean curvature functional .M2p of a submanifold Mn in a general Riemannian manifold gn^n＋m for p = 0, 1,..., [n/2]. As an example, we prove that closed complex submanifolds in complex projective spaces are critical points of the functional M2p, called relatively 2p-minimal submanifolds, for all p. At last, we discuss the relations between relatively 2p-minimal submanifoIds and austere submanifolds in real space forms, as well as a special variational problem.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11001016)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(Grant No. 20100003120003)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University
文摘In this paper, we establish the first variational formula and its Euler-Lagrange equation for the total 2p-th mean curvature functional .M2p of a submanifold Mn in a general Riemannian manifold gn^n＋m for p = 0, 1,..., [n/2]. As an example, we prove that closed complex submanifolds in complex projective spaces are critical points of the functional M2p, called relatively 2p-minimal submanifolds, for all p. At last, we discuss the relations between relatively 2p-minimal submanifoIds and austere submanifolds in real space forms, as well as a special variational problem.
