On minimal lightlike surfaces in Minkowski space-time

DOI10.1016/J.DIFGEO.2007.11.016MaRDI QIDQ2482646zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Vasyl Gorkaviy

Publication date 23 April 2008

Published in Differential Geometry and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.difgeo.2007.11.016

zbMATH Keywords

light-like surfaceminimal surfaceMinkowski space

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Local differential geometry of Lorentz metrics, indefinite metrics (53B30) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) String and superstring theories in gravitational theory (83E30)

Review text

The author distinguishes two particular classes of light-like surfaces in the Minkowski space, which may be viewed as natural analogues of space- and time-like minimal surfaces.

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