Existence and uniqueness of $t$-graphs of prescribed mean curvature in Heisenberg groups

Abstract

We study the prescribed mean curvature equation for $t$-graphs in a Riemannian Heisenberg group of arbitrary dimension. We characterize the existence of classical solutions in a bounded domain without imposing Dirichlet boundary data, and we provide conditions that guarantee uniqueness. Moreover, we extend previous results to solve the Dirichlet problem when the mean curvature is non-constant. Finally, by an approximation technique, we obtain solutions to the sub-Riemannian prescribed mean curvature equation.