A general halfspace theorem for constant mean curvature surfaces

Abstract

In this paper, we prove a general halfspace theorem for constant mean curvature surfaces. Under certain hypotheses, we prove that, in an ambient space M^3, any constant mean curvature H_0 surface on one side of a constant mean curvature H_0 surface \Sigma_0 is an equidistant surface to \Sigma_0. The main hypotheses of the theorem are that \Sigma_0 is parabolic and the mean curvature of the equidistant surfaces to \Sigma_0 evolves in a certain way.Comment: 3 figures, sign mistakes at the beginning of Section 6 are correcte