Semilinear overdetermined problems, a divergence formula, and geometric inequalities
Abstract
Considering an n-dimensional compact Riemannian manifold with a boundary that satisfies a Serrin-type problem, we prove sharp upper and lower bounds for the area of such a boundary. Then, we present the main result of this paper: a divergence formula for a special vector field on a given Riemannian manifold. This divergence formula is closely related to sub-static manifolds and related metrics, e.g., V-static, static, and electrostatic manifolds. We show Minkowski-type inequalities for V-sub-static manifolds under different Neumann boundary conditions. Moreover, we prove an area-charge inequality for compact (and noncompact) electrostatic manifolds. The main application of the divergence formula presented in this work generalizes the classical result of Boucher--Gibbons--Horowitz: we prove that an asymptotically hyperbolic space of a static spacetime satisfying the null convergence condition must be the hyperbolic space.
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BibTeX
@misc{leandro2026semilinear,
title = {{Semilinear overdetermined problems, a divergence formula, and geometric inequalities}},
author = {Benedito Leandro and Ilton Menezes and Rafael Novais},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2608.23184},
eprint = {2608.23184},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.23184},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Semilinear overdetermined problems, a divergence formula, and geometric inequalities
AU - Benedito Leandro
AU - Ilton Menezes
AU - Rafael Novais
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/02
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2608.23184
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.23184
AB - Considering an n-dimensional compact Riemannian manifold with a boundary that satisfies a Serrin-type problem, we prove sharp upper and lower bounds for the area of such a boundary. Then, we present the main result of this paper: a divergence formula for a special vector field on a given Riemannian manifold. This divergence formula is closely related to sub-static manifolds and related metrics, e.g., V-static, static, and electrostatic manifolds. We show Minkowski-type inequalities for V-sub-static manifolds under different Neumann boundary conditions. Moreover, we prove an area-charge inequality for compact (and noncompact) electrostatic manifolds. The main application of the divergence formula presented in this work generalizes the classical result of Boucher--Gibbons--Horowitz: we prove that an asymptotically hyperbolic space of a static spacetime satisfying the null convergence condition must be the hyperbolic space.
ER -