Timelike surfaces with zero mean curvature in Minkowski 4-space

DOI10.1007/S11856-012-0169-YzbMATH Open1281.53022arXiv1111.4307OpenAlexW2096506775MaRDI QIDQ375894FDOQ375894

Georgi Ganchev, Velichka Milousheva

Publication date: 1 November 2013

Published in: Israel Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: On any timelike surface with zero mean curvature in the four-dimensional Minkowski space we introduce special geometric (canonical) parameters and prove that the Gauss curvature and the normal curvature of the surface satisfy a system of two natural partial differential equations. Conversely, any two solutions to this system determine a unique (up to a motion) timelike surface with zero mean curvature so that the given parameters are canonical. We find all timelike surfaces with zero mean curvature in the class of rotational surfaces of Moore type. These examples give rise to a one-parameter family of solutions to the system of natural partial differential equations describing timelike surfaces with zero mean curvature.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1111.4307

zbMATH Keywords

Gauss curvaturetime-like surfacezero mean curvaturecanonical parametersmeridian curveMoore-type surfacemoving free fieldnormal curvature

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Local differential geometry of Lorentz metrics, indefinite metrics (53B30) Local submanifolds (53B25)

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