Integrability of Lawson-Osserman Cone and its Applications

Abstract

In this paper, we characterize all eigenfunctions corresponding to nonpositive eigenvalues of the Jacobi operator of the link $M$ of the Lawson-Osserman cone $\mathbf{C}$ in $\mathbb{R}^7$. In particular, we prove that $\mathbf{C}$ is integrable, i.e., all Jacobi fields on $\mathbf{C}$ of homogeneous degree 1 and 0, are generated by rotations and translations in $\mathbb{R}^7$. As applications, we prove that $M$ is rigid as minimal submanifolds in $\mathbb{S}^6$, and derive the optimal decay order for minimal submanifolds in $\mathbb{R}^7$ asymptotic to $\mathbf{C}$ at infinity.