 Nonexistence of compact Euclidean minimal submanifolds (source code)

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= Nonexistence of compact Euclidean minimal submanifolds

For the squared distance $r^2(x)=|x|^2$, a minimal $n$-submanifold satisfies $\Delta_Mr^2=2n$. On a compact boundaryless manifold, $r^2$ attains a maximum where the Laplacian is nonpositive, a contradiction for $n>0$.

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