@misc{10481/85442, year = {2023}, month = {10}, url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/85442}, abstract = {A theorem by Almgren establishes that any minimal 2-sphere immersed in is a totally geodesic equator. In this paper we give a purely geometric extension of Almgren’s result, by showing that any immersed, real analytic 2-sphere in that is saddle, i.e., of non-positive extrinsic curvature, must be an equator of . We remark that, contrary to Almgren’s theorem, no geometric PDE is imposed on the surface. The result is not true for spheres.}, organization = {Projects PID2020-118137GB-I00}, organization = {CEX2020-001105-M}, organization = {MCIN/AEI /10.13039/501100011033}, organization = {Junta de Andalucia grant no. P18-FR-4049}, organization = {CARM}, organization = {Programa Regional de Fomento de la Investigación, Fundación Séneca-Agencia de Ciencia y Tecnología Región de Murcia, reference 21937/PI/22}, organization = {Projects 2020/03431-6}, organization = {2021/10181-9, funded by São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, keywords = {53A10}, keywords = {53C42}, title = {Analytic saddle spheres in S3 are equatorial}, doi = {10.1007/s00208-023-02741-4}, author = {Gálvez López, José Antonio and Mira, Pablo and Tassi, Marcos P.}, }