Mean-convex Alexandrov embedded constant mean curvature tori in the 3-sphere

L. Hauswirth, M. Kilian, M. U. Schmidt

Published 2013-09-17, updated 2015-04-09Version 2

We introduce the moduli space of spectral curves of constant mean curvature (\cmc\hspace{-5pt}) cylinders of finite type in the round unit 3-sphere. The subset of spectral curves of mean-convex Alexandrov embedded cylinders is explicitly determined using a combination of integrable systems and geometric analysis techniques. We prove that these cylinders are surfaces of revolution. As a consequence all mean-convex Alexandrov embedded {\sc{cmc}} tori in the 3-sphere are surfaces of revolution.