Generalized null 2-type surfaces in Minkowski 3-space (Q2415034)

Summary: For the mean curvature vector field $\mathbf{H}$ and the Laplace operator $\Delta$ of a submanifold in the Minkowski space, a submanifold satisfying the condition $\Delta \mathbf{H} = f \mathbf{H} + g \mathbf{C}$ is known as a generalized null 2-type, where $f$ and $g$ are smooth functions, and $\mathbf{C}$ is a constant vector. The notion of generalized null 2-type submanifolds is a generalization of null 2-type submanifolds defined by B.-Y. Chen. In this paper, we study flat surfaces in the Minkowski 3-space $\mathbb{L}^3$ and classify generalized null 2-type flat surfaces. In addition, we show that the only generalized null 2-type null scroll in $\mathbb{L}^3$ is a $B$-scroll.