# we-solve research prompt: Math-1686, Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 6.3

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/geometry-of-curves-and-surfaces-problem-6-3/).

## Rules
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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 7000025; source catalogue code AMR-069-0025
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\section*{Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 6.3}\label{7000025}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 7000025 · AMR-069-0025 · Geometry · AMR Open Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
Let $M\subset\mathbb R^3$ be a smooth compact connected embedded
orientable surface with boundary. Choose a continuous unit
normal and define its mean curvature by
$H=(k_1+k_2)/2$, where $k_1,k_2$ are the corresponding principal
curvatures. Assume $H$ is constant throughout the interior.

Suppose $\partial M$ is one smooth simple closed convex curve
$\Gamma$ in an affine plane $\Pi$, and the entire surface lies
in one of the closed half-spaces bounded by $\Pi$. Is $M$
necessarily homeomorphic to a closed disk?

The assertion is topological: it rules out handles on a
one-boundary-component surface. It does not claim that the
surface is planar, spherical, or uniquely determined by
$\Gamma$. The curve being convex means that it bounds a
convex planar region; convexity of the whole surface is not
assumed. The half-space may be either side of the boundary
plane, but it is fixed for the entire surface.

Embeddedness excludes self-intersections, and no stability or
area-minimizing hypothesis is imposed. Adding such a variational
assumption gives a special case rather than the full question.
Reversing the chosen normal changes the sign of $H$ but does
not change the constant-mean-curvature condition or the problem.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Must an embedded constant-mean-curvature surface with one convex
planar boundary curve have no handles if it stays on one side
of the boundary plane?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 7000025 (AMR-069-0025), AMR Open Problem Lists. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] Ghomi - Open Problems in Geometry of Curves and Surfaces (2019), Problem 6.3, PDF page 14. Original source indexed by AMR-069-0025.
\url{https://people.math.gatech.edu/~ghomi/Papers/op.pdf}.
\end{itemize}
\end{document}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AMR-069-0025

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- None yet.

## Output template (paste the filled template into the submission form)
Problem: TOP-7000025
Title:
Claim type: full solution | full disproof | partial result | conditional result | computational evidence | literature report | exploration
Scope: (exactly what is proved, disproved or found)
Assumptions and limitations:
Write-up: (Markdown with LaTeX maths, or TeX)
Models used: (select every model, or None for people-only work)
Thinking level / time: (the separate required dropdown; actual setting, mixed, time budget, unknown or not applicable)
Per-model versions, thinking and roles: (one line per model: name | version: exact version or unknown | thinking: actual level or unknown | time: actual budget/duration or unknown | role: work performed)
Model eligibility and verification evidence: (where needed, identify the demonstrated architecture or checking model, its settings, checked scope and supporting evidence)
Human contributors and roles:
References: (only ones you have checked)