Topics in Lorentz Geometry
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Abstract: Lecture notes from the mini-course "Topics in Lorentz Geometry" taught at the University of S~{a}o Paulo, in March/2019. The text has three parts: (i) an overall view of linear algebra in the pseudo-Euclidean space , with focus on Lorentz-Minkowski space and its role in Physics; (ii) a version of the Fundamental Theorem of Curves in 3-dimensional Lorentz-Minkowski space, with adaptations to curves with degenerate osculating plane; (iii) the problem of the diagonalization of the Weingarten map for timelike surfaces, local classification of surfaces with constant Gaussian curvature and Weierstrass' representation formula in Lorentz-Minkowski space (using split-complex algebra). V2: added references.
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