The geometry of lightlike surfaces in Minkowski space

被引:5
作者
Carlsen, Brian [1 ]
Clelland, Jeanne N. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Colorado, Dept Math, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Lightlike surfaces; Minkowski space; Method of moving frames;
D O I
10.1016/j.geomphys.2013.07.005
中图分类号
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号
070104 ;
摘要
We investigate the geometric properties of lightlike surfaces in the Minkowski space R-2,R-1, using Cartan's method of moving frames to compute a complete set of local invariants for such surfaces. Using these invariants, we give a complete local classification of lightlike surfaces of constant type in R-2,R-1 and construct new examples of such surfaces. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:43 / 55
页数:13
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