Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1895601 Journal of Geometry and Physics 2014 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

We prove that amongst the equivariant constant mean curvature tori in the 3-sphere, the Clifford torus is the only local minimum of the Willmore energy. All other equivariant minimal tori in the 3-sphere are local maxima of the Willmore energy.

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