Abstract

We prove that the Almgren–Pitts 6-width of the unit 3-ball is less than $$2\pi $$ . We also prove that there exists a free boundary minimal surface in the unit 3-ball that has genus at most 1, index at most 5, area less than $$2\pi $$ , and is not the equatorial disk or the critical catenoid.

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