Vortex filament flows for curves in a 3-dimensional pseudo-Riemannian manifold (Q6122421)

Let \(\gamma: I \rightarrow (M,g)\) be a spacelike or timelike smooth curve into a 3-dimensional pseudo-Riemannian manifold. We say that \(\gamma\) evolves by vortex filament flow if it satisfies \[ \frac{\partial \gamma}{\partial t} = \frac{\partial \gamma}{\partial s} \wedge \frac{D}{\partial s} \frac{\partial \gamma}{\partial s} \ . \] The authors prove that the vortex filament flow of a spacelike curve in a 3-dimensional pseudo-Riemannian manifold with constant sectional curvature is equivalent to the heat equation, and the flow of a timelike curve is equivalent to the non-linear Schrodinger equation.