Willmore conjecture

The torus with minimal Willmore energy, with major radius 2 and minor radius 1[1]

In differential geometry, the Willmore conjecture is a lower bound on the Willmore energy of a torus. It is named after the English mathematician Tom Willmore, who conjectured it in 1965.[2] A proof by Fernando Codá Marques and André Neves was announced in 2012 and published in 2014.[1][3]

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  2. ^ Willmore, Thomas J. (1965). "Note on embedded surfaces". Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii "Al. I. Cuza" din Iaşi, Secţiunea I a Matematică. 11B: 493–496. MR 0202066.
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