Study surfaces with constant ratio of principal curvatures in Euclidean and isotropic geometries.
problem Characterize surfaces with constant ratio of principal curvatures in different geometries.
method Differential geometry, line geometry, Lie sphere geometry, ordinary differential equations, algebraic geometry.
result Characterized various types of surfaces like rotational, channel, ruled, helical, and translational.
Minimal surfaces help compare geometric shapes.
problem Comparing different geometric shapes.
method Applications of minimal surfaces.
result New insights into geometric comparisons.
The study connects surface geometry in 5D to 4D projections and umbilic curvatures.
problem Understanding the geometry of surfaces in 5D space.
method Relating surfaces in 5D to surfaces in 4D via projections and normal sections, analyzing asymptotic directions and umbilic curvatures.
result Relations between asymptotic directions and umbilic curvatures in 5D surfaces and their counterparts in 4D projections.
The study characterizes surfaces with specific harmonic properties in pseudo-conformal geometry.
problem Characterizing surfaces with harmonic properties in pseudo-conformal geometry.
method Investigating sphere congruences, quasi-umbilical surfaces, and constant mean curvature surfaces.
result Generically, Bryant's quartic differential is divergence free if and only if the surface is superconformal or orthogonal to a harmonic congruence of spheres.
Study geometry of surfaces glued along a curve.
problem Geometry of surfaces glued along a curve.
method Moving frame along the curve, developable surfaces defined.
result Developed geometric properties of glued surfaces.
Study on focal surfaces of lightcone framed surfaces in Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space.
problem Investigate differential geometry properties of focal surfaces of lightcone framed surfaces.
method Introduced lightcone frame to define lightcone framed surfaces, then investigated their differential geometry properties.
result Investigated differential geometry properties of focal surfaces of lightcone framed surfaces.
Explains curves and surfaces in differential geometry.
problem Understanding smooth curves and surfaces in differential geometry.
method Problem-centered, elementary, visual approach focusing on essential techniques.
result Provides a solid foundation for further study in differential geometry.
Simpler method derived for path geometries on surfaces, characterizing projective path geometries.
problem Characterizing projective path geometries on surfaces.
method Solving the equivalence problem of sub-Riemannian geometry of signature (1,1) on a contact 3-manifold.
result Characterization of projective path geometries in terms of their chains.
Explains how surfaces can have hyperbolic geometries and connects them to Higgs bundles.
problem Understanding hyperbolic structures on surfaces and their relation to Higgs bundles.
method Describes how to obtain and parametrize hyperbolic structures on surfaces, introduces Higgs bundles.
result Established a connection between hyperbolic surfaces and Higgs bundles.
This exposition gives an introduction to the theory of surfaces in Laguerre geometry and surveys some results, mostly obtained by the authors, about three important classes of surfaces in Laguerre geometry, namely L-isothermic, L-minimal, and generalized L-minimal surfaces. The quadric model of Lie sphere geometry is a…
We study the geometry of surfaces in R4 with corank 1 singularities. For such surfaces the singularities are isolated and at each point we define the curvature parabola in the normal space. This curve codifies all the second order information of the surface. Also, using this curve we define asymptotic a…
These notes introduce key techniques in differential geometry for curves and surfaces.
problem Understanding the basics of differential geometry for curve and surface analysis.
method Problem-centered, elementary, visual approach to teaching essential techniques.
result Provides a solid foundation for further study in differential geometry.
Spinor representation in isotropic space via Laguerre geometry.
problem Representing conformal and constant mean curvature surfaces in isotropic space.
method Developing Laguerre geometry of isotropic space, defining spin transformations, and constructing Weierstrass and Kenmotsu representations.
result Explicit constructions of zero mean curvature and constant mean curvature surfaces.
We introduce the notion of manifolds of amalgamation geometry and its generalization, split geometry. We show that the limit set of any surface group of split geometry is locally connected, by constructing a natural Cannon-Thurston map.
We define a class of two dimensional surfaces conformally related to minimal surfaces in flat three dimensional geometries. By the utility of the metrics of such surfaces we give a construction of the metrics of 2N dimensional Ricci flat (pseudo-) Riemannian geometries.
Study of surfaces in space forms using Lie sphere geometry.
problem Investigate channel linear Weingarten surfaces in various space forms.
method Lie sphere geometric approach to uniform treatment of different ambient geometries.
result Any channel linear Weingarten surface is isothermic and a surface of revolution.
New representations for discrete surfaces derived from dual transforms.
problem Constructing discrete surfaces in differential geometry.
method Using Ω-dual transform and lightlike Gauss maps in Laguerre geometry. result All discrete linear Weingarten surfaces arise via Weierstrass-type representations.
Abstract: Study of surface transitions and IDE inflections via contact geometry.
problem Understanding transitions on surfaces and implicit differential equations.
method Contact geometry and Legendrian properties of projections.
result List of unavoidable local phenomena on surfaces and IDE solutions.
New surfaces defy traditional pants decompositions.
problem Creating surfaces without bounded pants decompositions.
method Constructing quasiconformally homogeneous hyperbolic Riemann surfaces.
result Found surfaces with infinite type and compact boundary components that defy pants decompositions.
Study on surface geometry in Lie groups with CR structures.
problem Understanding surface curvature in Lie groups with CR structures.
method Defined Gauss and mean curvature in Tanaka-Webster geometry.
result Gave specific examples of surface curvature calculations.
We discuss channel surfaces in the context of Lie sphere geometry and characterise them as certain Ω0-surfaces. Since Ω0-surfaces possess a rich transformation theory, we study the behaviour of channel surfaces under these transformations. Furthermore, by using certain Dupin cyclide congruences, we characteri…
Develops Riemannian geometry for noncommutative super surfaces.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on mathematical development.
method Introduces metric and connections on noncommutative super surfaces, showing compatibility and zero torsion under certain conditions.
result Noncommutative super surfaces have a well-defined Riemannian geometry with properties analogous to classical Riemannian geometry.
Approximates surfaces using Laguerre geometry with spherical faces.
problem Approximating smooth surfaces using Laguerre geometry.
method Using Laguerre conjugate nets and spherical faces to approximate surfaces.
result Laguerre conjugate nets provide a method for surface approximation.
New minimal surfaces found in ball with boundary constraints.
problem Finding minimal surfaces with boundary conditions.
method Equivariant differential geometry approach.
result A family of free boundary minimal surfaces in the unit ball.
We examine some common features of minimal surfaces, nonzero constant mean curvature surfaces and marginally outer trapped surfaces, concerning their stability and rigidity, and consider some applications to Riemannian geometry and general relativity.
The relation between differential geometry of surfaces and some Heisenberg ferromagnet models is considered.
We introduce two basic invariant forms which define generic surface in 3-space uniquely up to Lie sphere equivalence. Two particularly interesting classes of surfaces associated with these invariants are considered, namely, the Lie-minimal surfaces and the diagonally-cyclidic surfaces. For diagonally-cyclidic surfaces …
Extends mean curvature to surfaces in Riemann-Cartan geometry with torsion.
problem Addressing surfaces in Riemann-Cartan geometry with nontrivial torsion.
method Introducing a complex-valued 2-form associated with the torsion, which interacts with other geometric concepts.
result Complex-valued mean curvature quantity interacts with Hopf differential and Gauss map.
We study surfaces with decorations and prove uniformization in non-Euclidean geometries.
problem Discrete conformal equivalence in non-Euclidean geometries.
method Variational principle and continuous deformation.
result One master theory of discrete conformal equivalence across different geometries.
Study uses crochet to visualize non-Euclidean geometry.
problem Understanding non-Euclidean surfaces through physical models.
method Parametrization of crochet models to represent Lobachevskian surface.
result Crochet models reflect non-Euclidean geometry characteristics.
The lightlike geometry of codimension two spacelike submanifolds in Lorentz-Minkowski space has been developed in [Izumiya, S. and Romero Fuster, M. C. Selecta Mathematica (NS), 13 23--55 (2007)] which is a natural Lorentzian analogue of the classical Euclidean differential geometry of hypersurfaces. In this paper we i…
SU(2) flat connection on 2D Riemann surface is shown to relate to the generalized twisted geometry in 3D space with cosmological constant. Various flat connection quantities on Riemann surface are mapped to the geometrical quantities in discrete 3D space. We propose that the moduli space of SU(2) flat connections on Ri…
We classify holomorphic Cartan geometries on every compact complex curve, and on every compact complex surface which contains a rational curve.
New maximal surfaces solve Bernstein problems.
problem Bernstein problems in centroaffine geometry.
method Calabi affine maximal surfaces and orthonormal frame fields.
result Complete centroaffine extremal hypersurfaces solve all Bernstein problems.
In this paper we study the symplectic and Poisson geometry of moduli spaces of flat connections over quilted surfaces. These are surfaces where the structure group varies from region to region in the surface, and where a reduction (or relation) of structure occurs along the boundaries of the regions. Our main theoretic…
Algorithm finds Dirichlet domains for hyperbolic surfaces.
problem Computing explicit Dirichlet domains for hyperbolic surfaces.
method Algorithm based on side pairings of fundamental polygons, using geometric-topological data structures.
result Algorithm runs in polynomial time, dependent on surface perimeter and genus.
Approximates smooth surfaces using Laguerre geometry meshes.
problem Approximating smooth surfaces in Laguerre geometry.
method Using Laguerre meshes composed of quadrilaterals, cones, and spherical faces.
result Laguerre conjugate nets and directions for surface approximation.
Investigates the vertex curve of smooth surfaces in 3D space, connecting geometry and image analysis.
problem Understanding the geometry of smooth surfaces in 3D space.
method Analyzes the vertex curve, related to differential geometry and symmetry sets of isophote curves.
result Establishes connections between the vertex curve and other geometric curves like parabolic and flecnodal curves.
Extends illumination bodies to non-Euclidean spaces and proves their volume derivative defines surface area.
problem Defining surface area in non-Euclidean geometries.
method Generalizes illumination bodies to Riemannian spaces of constant curvature and projective Finsler geometries, proving their volume derivative defines surface area.
result Derivative of volume of illumination bodies defines surface area in non-Euclidean geometries.
Using the gauge theoretic approach for Lie applicable surfaces, we characterise certain subclasses of surfaces in terms of polynomial conserved quantities. These include isothermic and Guichard surfaces of conformal geometry and L-isothermic surfaces of Laguerre geometry. In this setting one can see that the well kno…
Geometric structures on surfaces relate to 2-plane distributions in 5D.
problem Understanding geometric properties of vector bundles and distributions.
method Study of horizontal 2-plane distributions on 5-manifolds.
result Established a connection between surface projective differential geometry and 2-plane distribution growth.
Study of algebraic curves and surfaces in flag manifold using twistor geometry.
problem Understanding algebraic curves and surfaces in the flag manifold and their properties.
method Analysis of algebraic curves and surfaces in the flag manifold F=SU(3)/T2 using twistor projection and anti-holomorphic involution. result Bounds on the number of twistor fibres contained in algebraic surfaces of the flag manifold.
We discuss the bi-Lipschitz geometry of an isolated singular point of a complex surface which particular emphasis on when it is metrically conical.
In this paper, following the constructions of N. R. O'Brian, J. H. Rawnsley and I. Vaisman, we define four almost Hermitian structures (up to conjugation) on the twistor space of a Hermitian surface by using canonical connections, including the Lichnerowicz connection and the Chern connection. We also study the relatio…
The paper studies hanging chains and surfaces in degenerate geometries.
problem Investigating hanging chains and surfaces in simply isotropic plane and space.
method Characterizing catenaries and proving them as minimal surfaces in the simply isotropic space.
result The simply isotropic catenary is the generating curve of a minimal surface of revolution.
We study the Weil-Petersson geometry for holomorphic families of Riemann Surfaces equipped with the unique conical metric of constant curvature -1.
Characterizes and analyzes the large scale geometry of big mapping class groups of surfaces.
problem Analyzing the large scale geometry of big mapping class groups of surfaces with a unique maximal end.
method Building on previous work, the paper characterizes and analyzes the large scale geometry of big mapping class groups of surfaces with a unique maximal end.
result Proves that any locally CB big mapping class group is CB generated and gives an explicit criterion for determining which big mapping class groups are CB generated.
The study extends inscription problems to non-Euclidean geometries.
problem Generalizing inscription problems to non-Euclidean geometries.
method Symplectic and Riemannian geometry techniques.
result Proved generalized inscription theorems for hyperbolic and spherical surfaces.