Geometric properties of solutions of the Levi-equation (Q1823382)

Given a smooth real hypersurface M in \({\mathbb{C}}^ 2\) the Levi curvature k is defined. In the case when M is the graph of a function \(u(u_ 1,u_ 2,u_ 3)\) \((z_ 1=x_ 1+ix_ 2\), \(z_ 2=x_ 3+ix_ n)\) then u satisfies, in terms of k, a second order quasilinear elliptic degenerate equation \(L(k;u)=0\) called the Levi equation. In the paper geometric properties of smooth solutions of \(L(k;u)=0\) are discussed.