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Short closed geodesics and the Willmore energy (2304.01809v2)
Published 4 Apr 2023 in math.DG
Abstract: We prove a lower bound on the length of closed geodesics for spheres with WiLLMore energy below $6\pi$. The energy threshold is optimal and the inequality cannot be extended to surfaces of higher genus. Moreover, we discuss consequences for the injectivity radius.