Mannheim curves in 3-dimensional space forms (Q2843785)

In Euclidean 3-space, Mannheim curves are characterised by the equation NEWLINE\[NEWLINE\kappa=a(\kappa^2+\tau^2)NEWLINE\]NEWLINE for a constant \(a\neq 0\), where \(\kappa\) and \(\tau\) are the curvature and the torsion of the curve. Similarly, Mannheim partner curves are characterised by NEWLINE\[NEWLINE\kappa'=\frac{\kappa}{a}(1+a^2\tau^2)NEWLINE\]NEWLINE where \(\kappa'\) represents the derivative of the curvature with respect to the arc length parameter.NEWLINENEWLINE In this paper the authors give a definition of Mannheim and Mannheim partner curves in Riemannian 3-manifolds and give characterisations for such curves in 3-dimensional space forms which generalise the characterisations for the Euclidean case.