Spherical maps and three-dimensional torsion of surfaces in four- dimensional Riemannian manifolds. I (Q2640896)

[Part II, cf. the review below.] Let V be a \((p+q)\)-dimensional orientable Riemannian manifold, let \(G_{p,p+q}(V)\) be a Riemannian Grassmann bundle with elements (x,\(\omega\)) where \(x\in V\) and \(\omega\) is a simple unit p-vector of the tangent plane \(T_ xV\) at the point x, \(x\in G_{p,p+q}(T_ xV).\) For the immersed surface \(M\subset V\) the author defines the spherical map \(g: M\to G_{p,p+q}(V): x\mapsto (x,\omega)\) where \(\omega\) is a unit p- vector of the tangent plane \(T_ xM\) and the form of the three- dimensional torsion \[ \bar B: (T_ xM\setminus \{0\})\to R: X\mapsto | X|^{-2}<B(X,X),\quad B^{\perp}(X,X^{\perp})> \] where B is the second fundamental form of the surface M and the symbol \(\perp\) means the rotation about the angle \(\pi\) /2 in the tangent plane and in the normal plane at the points of the surface M. The author finds the connection between g and \(\bar B\) and describes some properties of the surface M in terms of g and \(\bar B.\)