First eigenvalue of embedded minimal surfaces in $S^3$

Abstract: We prove that for an embedded minimal surface $\Sigma$ in $S<sup>3$, the first eigenvalue of the Laplacian operator $\lambda_1$ satisfies $\lambda_1\geq 1+\epsilon_g$, where $\epsilon_g&gt;0$ is a constant depending only on the genus $g$ of $\Sigma$. This improves previous result of Choi-Wang.