On k-folding map-germs and hidden symmetries of surfaces in the Euclidean 3-space

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Abstract: Let M be a smooth surface in mathbbR3 (or a complex surface in mathbbC3) and kgeq2 be an integer. At any point on M and for any plane in mathbbR3, we construct a holomorphic map-germ (mathbbC2,0)o(mathbbC3,0) of the form Fk(x,y)=(x,yk,f(x,y)), called a k-folding map-germ. We study in this paper the local singularities of k-folding map-germs and relate them to the extrinsic differential geometry of M. More precisely, we (1) stratify the jet space of k-folding map-germs so that the strata of codimension le4 correspond to topologically equivalent mathcalA-finitely determined germs; (2) obtain the topological classification of k-folding map-germs on generic surfaces in mathbbR3 (or mathbbC3); (3) generalise the work of Bruce-Wilkinson on folding maps (k=2); (4) recover, in a unified way, results obtained by considering the contact of surfaces with lines, planes and spheres; and (5) discover new robust features on smooth surfaces in mathbbR3.




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