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48 results for timelike surfaces

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…

2009-06-11abs ↗pdf ↗

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.

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.

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…

2009-06-12abs ↗pdf ↗

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)(2,5)-cuspidal edge.

Study minimal timelike surfaces in 3D Lorentz-Minkowski space using holomorphic functions.

problem Characterize minimal timelike surfaces in R13\mathbb R^3_1.
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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

2012-03-20abs ↗pdf ↗

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.

In this study we give definitions and characterizations of transversal surfaces of timelike ruled surfaces. We study some special cases such as the striction curve is a geodesic, an asymptotic line or a line of curvature. Moreover, we obtain developable conditions for transversal surfaces of a timelike ruled surface.

2012-04-05abs ↗pdf ↗

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…

2017-04-28abs ↗pdf ↗

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 …

2011-11-18abs ↗pdf ↗

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.

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.

Study timelike surfaces with parallel mean curvature in Minkowski 4-space.

problem Existence and uniqueness of timelike surfaces with parallel mean curvature.
method Introduce canonical parameters and prove existence and uniqueness theorem.
result Each timelike surface with parallel mean curvature is determined by three geometric functions.

In this paper, we study the timelike tubular Weingarten surfaces in 3-dimensional Minkowski space IR13IR_1^3 .We have obtained some conditions for being (KII,H)({K_{II},H}), (KII,K)({K_{II},K}), timelike tubular Weingarten surfaces where are the second Gaussian curvature the Gaussian curvature and the mean curvature, respectively.

2011-06-13abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper studies quasi-umbilical timelike surfaces in a specific geometric setting.

problem Characterizing and understanding quasi-umbilical timelike surfaces in the (1+2)(1+2)-Einstein universe.
method Analyzes the conformal Lorentz geometry of these surfaces, proving their isothermic nature and constructing them from null curves.
result Quasi-umbilical surfaces are isothermic and their conformal deformations are determined by one arbitrary function.

We classify (spacelike or timelike) surfaces of revolution with zero ff-mean curvature in G2×R1,\Bbb G^2\times\Bbb R_1, the Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space R13\Bbb R^3_1 endowed with the Gaussian-Euclidean density ef(x,y,z)=12πex2+y22.e^{-f(x,y,z)}=\frac 1{2π}e^{-\frac{x^2+y^2}2}. It is proved that an ff-maximal surface of revolution is either a …

2017-01-08abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we consider non developable ruled surface with spacelike ruling, timelike ruling, respectively. We give the relations between the structure functions with the curvature and torsion of the striction line of the timelike and spacelike non developable ruled surfaces. Also, we have calculated the gaussian an…

2014-03-05abs ↗pdf ↗

In this study, we investigate the existence theorems for timelike ruled surfaces in Minkowski 3-space. We obtain a general system and give the existence theorems for a timelike ruled surface according to Gaussian curvature, distribution parameter and strictional distance. Moreover, we give some special cases such as th…

2012-03-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper finds isometric timelike minimal surfaces with unique properties.

problem Rigidity of isometric timelike minimal surfaces in Lorentz-Minkowski space.
method Analyzes symmetries and deformations of timelike minimal surfaces.
result Existence of isometric timelike minimal surfaces not congruent to associated family.

In this study, we have obtained the distribution parameter of a ruled surface generated by a straight line in Frenet trihedron moving along a timelike curve and also along another curve with the same parameter. At this time, the Frenet frames of these timelike curves are not the same. We have moved the director vector …

2012-02-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on rotational surfaces in de Sitter space with specific curvature conditions.

problem Characterizing rotational surfaces in de Sitter space with Weingarten conditions.
method Analyzing spacelike and timelike rotational surfaces in 3D de Sitter space, determining profile curves, and classifying surfaces based on curvature relations.
result Classification of Weingarten rotational surfaces in de Sitter space with specific curvature relations.

The paper proves fundamental theorems for timelike surfaces in Minkowski 4-space.

problem Analyzing timelike surfaces without minimal points in Minkowski space.
method Introducing a pseudo-orthonormal frame field and deriving derivative formulas, proving a Bonnet-type theorem.
result Timelike surfaces are uniquely determined by six functions satisfying natural conditions.

For a regular surface in Euclidean space R3\mathbb{R}^3, umbilic points are precisely the points where the Gauss and mean curvatures KK and HH satisfy H2=KH^2=K; moreover, it is well-known that the only totally umbilic surfaces in R3\mathbb{R}^3 are planes and spheres. But for timelike surfaces in Minkowski space $\mat…

2010-06-22abs ↗pdf ↗

The Lamarle Formula, given by Kruppa in \cite{Kr}, is known as a relationship between the Gaussian curvature and the distribution parameter of a ruled surface in the surface theory. The ruled surfaces were investigated in 3 different classes with respect to the character of base curves and rulings, \cite{Tu1},\cite{Tu2…

2010-01-05abs ↗pdf ↗

In this study, we deal with the local structure of curves and surfaces immersed in a pseudo-isotropic space I_{p}^{3} that is a particular Cayley-Klein space. We provide the formulas of curvature, torsion and Frenet trihedron in order for spacelike and timelike curves. The causal character of all admissible surfaces in…

2016-09-08abs ↗pdf ↗