Let M be an m-dimensional Riemannian manifold with sectional curvature bounded from below. We consider hypersurfaces in the (m + 1)-dimensional product manifold M × R with positive constant r-mean curvature. We obtain height estimates of certain compact vertical graphs in M × R with boundary in M × {0}. We apply this to obtain topological obstructions for the existence of some hypersurfaces. We also discuss the rotational symmetry of some embedded complete surfaces in S² × R of positive constant 2-mean curvature.
product manifold; hypersurface; r-mean curvature
