Study of timelike surfaces in Minkowski space with specific geometric properties.
problem Characterizing geometric properties of timelike surfaces in Minkowski space.
method Analytical study of two types of timelike general rotational surfaces.
result Explicit descriptions of minimal and surfaces with specific curvature properties.
In this paper, using the classifications of timelike and spacelike ruled surfaces, we study the Mannheim offsets of timelike ruled surfaces in Minkowski 3-space. Firstly, we define the Mannheim offsets of a timelike ruled surface by considering the Lorentzian casual character of the offset surface. We obtain that the M…
Paper classifies timelike Bonnet surfaces in Lorentzian 3-manifolds.
problem Classifying timelike Bonnet surfaces in Lorentzian 3-manifolds.
method Provided a necessary and sufficient condition for timelike Bonnet surfaces in Lorentzian 3-spaces.
result Theorem classifying timelike Bonnet surfaces in a Lorentzian 3-space.
In this paper, we introduce the dual geodesic trihedron (dual Darboux frame) of a timelike ruled surface. By the aid of the E. Study Mapping, we consider timelike ruled surfaces as dual hyperbolic spherical curves and define the Mannheim offsets of timelike ruled surfaces by means of dual Darboux frame. We obtain the r…
The study proves timelike Ricci bounds for low regularity spacetimes using optimal transport.
problem Proving timelike Ricci bounds for spacetimes with low regularity.
method Using optimal transport to prove timelike measure-contraction property.
result Timelike curvature-dimension condition holds for C1,1 metrics. Timelike curvature and Brunn-Minkowski inequality linked in non-smooth spacetimes.
problem Equivalence between timelike Ricci curvature and Brunn-Minkowski inequality in synthetic Lorentzian spaces.
method Introducing strong q-timelike Brunn-Minkowski condition and proving equivalence to curvature conditions. result Timelike curvature dimension condition equivalent to timelike Brunn-Minkowski inequality in specific settings.
This study examines geometric properties and offsets of slant timelike-ruled surfaces.
problem Geometric properties and offsets of slant timelike-ruled surfaces in Minkowski 3-space.
method Derivation of parametric formulation, conditions for coaxial alignment, examination through Blaschke and Darboux frames.
result Conditions ensuring the coaxial alignment of the central normal with the ruling direction of the offset surface.
The study classifies timelike meridian surfaces in Minkowski 4-space.
problem Characterizing timelike meridian surfaces in Minkowski space.
method Analyzing surfaces as one-parameter systems of meridians of rotational hypersurfaces.
result Classification of timelike meridian surfaces with various curvature properties.
The paper studies timelike loxodromes on specific Lorentzian helicoidal surfaces.
problem Analyzing timelike loxodromes on Lorentzian helicoidal surfaces.
method First-order differential equations, general solutions, explicit parametrizations.
result Explicit parametrizations of timelike loxodromes on Lorentzian helicoidal surfaces.
Paper proves timelike minimal surfaces with any number of ends exist.
problem Existence of timelike minimal surfaces with arbitrary ends.
method Analyzes asymptotic behavior and topology of constructed surfaces.
result Timelike minimal surfaces with arbitrary ends exist.
Timelike geometry of spherical simplices is shown to be isometric to vector spaces.
problem Characterizing the geometry of spherical simplices.
method Proved isometry to vector spaces with a timelike norm.
result Timelike spherical Hilbert geometry of simplices is isometric to a union of six copies of vector spaces.
Timelike Thomsen surfaces are timelike minimal surfaces that are also affine minimal. In this paper, we make use of both the Lorentz conformal coordinates and the null coordinates, and their respective representation theorems of timelike minimal surfaces, to obtain a complete global classification of these surfaces and…
The paper proves properties of Lipschitz spacetimes with bounded Ricci curvature.
problem Properties of Lipschitz spacetimes with bounded Ricci curvature.
method Globally hyperbolic spacetimes with locally Lipschitz metrics and timelike Ricci curvature.
result New comparison theorems for Lipschitz spacetimes.
Timelike curves in Lorentzian length spaces have a total curvature notion that agrees with smooth curves.
problem Estimating the length of timelike curves in Lorentzian length spaces.
method Introducing a synthetic timelike total curvature notion.
result Proving timelike curves of finite total curvature are rectifiable.
New method finds closed timelike geodesics on Lorentzian manifolds.
problem Existence of closed timelike geodesics in Lorentzian geometry.
method Introducing timelike geodesic homotopy and combining with a local length argument.
result Provides new results on the existence of closed timelike geodesics.
We introduce a new approach to the study of timelike minimal surfaces in the Lorentz-Minkowski space through a split-complex representation formula for this kind of surface. As applications, we solve the Björling problem for timelike surfaces and obtain interesting examples and related results. Using the Björling repre…
Study timelike meridian surfaces in Minkowski 4-space with specific properties.
problem Characterize timelike meridian surfaces with special properties in Minkowski 4-space.
method Analyze different classes of timelike meridian surfaces with constant Gauss curvature, mean curvature, and parallel normalized mean curvature vector field.
result Explicit solutions to PDEs describing timelike surfaces with parallel normalized mean curvature vector field.
Study timelike minimal surfaces in Heisenberg group using harmonic maps.
problem Characterize timelike minimal surfaces in the Heisenberg group.
method Characterization through non-conformal Lorentz harmonic maps and generalized Weierstrass type representation.
result Established generalized Weierstrass type representation for timelike minimal surfaces.
Study minimal timelike surfaces in 3D Lorentz-Minkowski space using holomorphic functions.
problem Characterize minimal timelike surfaces in R13. method Use a Weierstrass-type formula with holomorphic functions in split-complex numbers to find canonical parameters and corresponding holomorphic functions.
result Enneper surfaces are the only minimal timelike surfaces with polynomial parametrization of degree 3 in isothermal parameters.
Defines timelike ideal boundary for non-positively curved Lorentzian spaces.
problem Understanding the geometry of non-positively curved Lorentzian spaces.
method Introduces timelike ideal boundary as asymptotic classes of geodesic rays, endows with topology and metric, and studies upper curvature bounds.
result Established upper curvature bounds for the resulting metric space.
Constructs Lorentzian harmonic maps and associated timelike surfaces.
problem Lorentzian harmonic maps and timelike surfaces properties.
method Constructs framed null curves and solves eigenvalue equation.
result Characterizes singularities on timelike minimal surfaces.
Paper studies singularities of timelike minimal surfaces in Minkowski 3-space.
problem Exploring singularities of timelike minimal surfaces in Minkowski 3-space.
method Existence and non-existence theorems, criteria for specific singularities.
result Various singularities unique to timelike minimal surfaces, including cuspidal butterfly and (2,5)-cuspidal edge. In this paper, it is proved that, no special timelike Frenet curve is a Bertrand curve in E24 and also, in Eνn+1 (n≥3), such that the notion of Bertrand curve is definite only in E12 and E13. Therefore, a generalization of timelike Bertrand curve is defined…
Synthetic splitting theorem for Lorentzian spaces with non-negative curvature.
problem Proving a splitting theorem for globally hyperbolic Lorentzian length spaces with non-negative timelike curvature.
method Synthetic approach using triangle comparison and parallelity of timelike lines.
result Establishes a splitting of a neighborhood of a complete timelike line, leading to global inextendibility.
New parametrizations for minimal timelike surfaces discovered.
problem Finding parametrizations for minimal timelike surfaces in specific spaces.
method Derived representation formulas for null curves leading to parametrizations of minimal timelike surfaces.
result Examples of minimal timelike surfaces constructed.
Isophote comprises a locus of the surface points whose normal vectors make a constant angle with a fixed vector. In this paper, isophote curves are studied on timelike surfaces in Minkowski 3-space E31. The axises of spacelike and timelike isophote curves are found via their Darboux frames. Subsequently, the relationsh…
In this paper, we investigate timelike slant helix in S12 and we obtain parametric equation of timelike slant helix in S12. Also related examples and their illustrations are given.
The study introduces hyperbolic angles in Lorentzian spaces and characterizes curvature bounds.
problem Characterizing timelike curvature bounds in Lorentzian spaces.
method Synthetic geometric framework of Lorentzian (pre-)length spaces, introduction of hyperbolic angles, and angle monotonicity condition.
result Characterization of timelike curvature bounds with an angle monotonicity condition.
The aim of this paper is to present a new perspective on the generation of developable trajectory ruled surfaces in Minkowski 3-space. Involute trajectory ruled surfaces generated by the Frenet trihedron, moving along spacelike involutes of a given timelike space curve, is stated according to Lorentzian timelike angle …
Using techniques of integrable systems, we study a Weierstrass representation formula for timelike surfaces with prescribed mean curvature in Minkowski 3-space. It is shown that timelike minimal surfaces are obtained by integrating a pair of Lorentz holomorphic and Lorentz antiholomorphic null curves in Minkowski 3-spa…
New proof of timelike minimal surfaces using split-harmonic maps.
problem Interpolating a split-Fourier curve to a timelike minimal surface.
method Using split-harmonic maps to solve the singular Björling problem.
result Solved the interpolation problem for timelike minimal surfaces.
It is shown that timelike surfaces of constant mean curvature 1 in anti-de Sitter 3-space can be constructed from a pair of Lorentz holomorphic and Lorentz antiholomorphic null curves in PSL(2,R) via Bryant type representation formulae. These formulae are used to investigate an explicit one-to-one correspondence, the s…
No closed timelike geodesics in Kerr spacetimes, proving absence of closed causal geodesics.
problem Proving the nonexistence of closed timelike geodesics in Kerr spacetimes.
method Analyzing the Kerr-star spacetime, excluding closed null geodesics and proving the nonexistence of closed timelike geodesics.
result No closed timelike geodesics in Kerr spacetimes.
We show that to every maximal surface with conelike singularities in Lorentz-Minkowski space L3 that can be locally represented as the graph of a smooth function, there exists a corresponding timelike minimal surface in L3. There exists a linear transformation between such a maximal surface and …
The paper proves uniqueness of closed timelike geodesics on de-Sitter tori with one singularity.
problem Uniqueness of closed timelike geodesics on de-Sitter tori with one singularity.
method Introduced the notion of timelike marked length spectrum and constructed length-twist coordinates.
result Uniqueness of closed timelike geodesics in their free homotopy class.
We give a definition of generalized timelike Mannheim curve in Minkowski space-time E14. The necessary and sufficient conditions for the generalized timelike Mannheim curve obtain. We show some characterizations of generalized Mannheim curve.
Timelike minimal surfaces in Lorentzian Heisenberg group have singular points.
problem Characterizing singularities on timelike minimal surfaces.
method Constructing timelike minimal surfaces as Lorentzian harmonic maps and analyzing their singularities.
result Criteria for cuspidal edges, swallowtails, and cuspidal cross caps are provided.
Equivalence found between smooth and synthetic timelike curvature bounds.
problem Understanding timelike sectional curvature bounds in spacetime geometry.
method Established equivalence between sectional curvature bounds on timelike planes and synthetic timelike bounds.
result Equivalence proved for sectional curvature bounds on timelike planes and synthetic timelike bounds on strongly causal spacetimes.
The paper introduces new volume measures and volume comparison inequalities for Lorentzian spaces.
problem Volume comparison in Lorentzian pre-length spaces.
method Introducing modified timelike Hausdorff measures and establishing volume comparison inequalities using timelike Lipschitz maps.
result Coincidence of modified and original volume measures on smooth spacetimes and some pre-length spaces.
The first aim of this paper is to define the dual timelike Mannheim partner curves in Dual Lorentzian Space D3 1, the second aim of this paper is to obtain the relationships between the curvatures and the torsions of the dual timelike Mannheim partner curves with respect to each other and the final aim of this paper is…
We prove that an isometric immersion of a timelike surface in four-dimensional Minkowski space is equivalent to a normalized spinor field which is a solution of a Dirac equation on the surface. Using the quaternions and the complex numbers, we obtain a spinor representation formula that relates the spinor field and the…
Study of timelike surfaces with time-minimizing rulings in Newtonian and relativistic spacetimes.
problem Understanding time-minimizing paths in spacetime geometries.
method Constructing timelike surfaces ruled by geodesics of Finsler or Jacobi metrics.
result Explicit examples of brachistochrone-ruled timelike surfaces in Minkowski and Schwarzschild spacetimes.
In this paper, we obtain the characterizations of Mannheim offsets of the timelike ruled surface with spacelike rulings in dual Lorentzian space. We give the relations between terms of their integral invariants and also we give the new characterization of the Mannheim offsets of developable timelike ruled surface. More…
Because no closed timelike curve (CTC) on a Lorentzian manifold can be deformed to a point, any such manifold containing a CTC must have a topological feature, to be called a timelike wormhole, that prevents the CTC from being deformed to a point. If all wormholes have horizons, which typically seems to be the case in …
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 …
The first aim of this paper is to define the dual timelike - spacelike Mannheim partner curves in Dual Lorentzian Space ID3 1, the second aim of this paper is to obtain the relationships between the curvatures and the torsions of the dual timelike - spacelike Mannheim partner curves with respect to each other and the f…
The paper examines isometric timelike surfaces in 4D Minkowski space.
problem Analyzing geometric properties of isometric timelike surfaces.
method Study of Bour's theorem for four kinds of timelike helicoidal surfaces, analysis of geometric properties, presentation of parametrizations.
result Introduction of isometric pairs of timelike surfaces with same Gauss map.
The paper explores conjugate points in Lorentzian spaces, comparing different definitions and proving related theorems.
problem Understanding conjugate points in Lorentzian geometry.
method Introducing and comparing different definitions of conjugate points in synthetic Lorentzian length spaces.
result All defined notions of conjugate points are compatible with the smooth spacetime setting.