On the generalized Weyl problem for flat metrics in the hyperbolic 3-space

The paper deals with the study of complete embedded flat surfaces in H³${\mathbb{H}}^3$ with a finite number of isolated singularities. We give a detailed information about its topology, conformal type and metric properties. We show how to solve the generalized Weyl?s problem of realizing isometrically any complete flat metric with Euclidean singularities in H³${\mathbb{H}}^3$ which gives the existence of complete embedded flat surfaces with a finite arbitrary number of isolated singularities.     

Ribaucour transformations for flat surfaces in the hyperbolic 3-space

We consider Ribaucour transformations for flat surfaces in the hyperbolic 3-space, H³${\mathbb{H}}^3$. We show that such transformations produce complete, embedded ends of horosphere type and curves of singularities which generically are cuspidal edges. Moreover, we prove that these ends and curves of singularities do not intersect. We apply Ribaucour transformations to rotational flat surfaces in H³${\mathbb{H}}^3$ providing new families of explicitly given flat surfaces H³${\mathbb{H}}^3$ which are determined by several parameters. For special choices of the parameters, we get surfaces that are periodic in one variable and surfaces with any even number or an infinite number of embedded ends of horosphere type.     

The singularities of null surfaces in Anti de Sitter 3-space

We study the geometric properties of degenerate surfaces, which are called AdS null surfaces, in Anti de Sitter 3-space from a contact viewpoint. These surfaces are associated to spacelike curves in Anti de Sitter 3-space. We define a map which is called the torus Gauss image. We also define two families of functions and use them to investigate the singularities of AdS null surfaces and torus Gauss images as applications of singularity theory of functions.     

Anti de Sitter horospherical flat timelike surfaces

We investigate a special timelike surfaces in Anti de Sitter 3-space.We call such a timelike surface an Anti de Sitter horospherical flat surface which belongs to a class of surfaces given by one parameter families of Anti de Sitter horocycle.We give a generic classification of singularities and study the geometric properties of such surfaces from the viewpoint of Legendrian singularity theory.     

Complete surfaces in the hyperbolic space with a constant principal curvature

In this paper we study complete orientable surfaces with a constant principal curvature R in the 3‐dimensional hyperbolic space H ³. We prove that if R² > 1, such a surface is totally umbilical or umbilically free and it can be described in terms of a complete regular curve in H ³. When R² ≤ 1, we show that this result is not true any more by means of several examples. This contradicts a previous statement by Zhisheng [6]. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Time-like Willmore surfaces in Lorentzian 3-space

Let R13 be the Lorentzian 3-space with inner product (, ). Let Q3 be the conformal compactification of R13, obtained by attaching a light-cone C∞ to R13 in infinity. Then Q3 has a standard conformal Lorentzian structure with the conformal transformation group O(3,2)/{±1}. In this paper, we study local conformal invariants of time-like surfaces in Q3 and dual theorem for Willmore surfaces in Q3. Let M (?) R13 be a time-like surface. Let n be the unit normal and H the mean curvature of the surface M. For any p ∈ M we define S12(p) = {X ∈ R13 (X - c(P),X - c(p)) = 1/H(p)2} with c(p) = P 1/H(p)n(P) ∈ R13. Then S12 (p) is a one-sheet-hyperboloid in R3, which has the same tangent plane and mean curvature as M at the point p. We show that the family {S12(p),p ∈ M} of hyperboloid in R13 defines in general two different enveloping surfaces, one is M itself, another is denoted by M (may be degenerate), and called the associated surface of M. We show that (i) if M is a time-like Willmore surface in Q3 with non-degenerate associated surface M, then M is also a time-like Willmore surface in Q3 satisfying M = M; (ii) if M is a single point, then M is conformally equivalent to a minimal surface in R13.     

Flat surfaces in the hyperbolic 3-space

In this paper we give a conformal representation of flat surfaces in the hyperbolic 3-space using the complex structure induced by its second fundamental form. We also study some examples and the behaviour at infinity of complete flat ends. Received: 18 September 1997     

Complete linear Weingarten surfaces of Bryant type. A Plateau problem at infinity

In this paper we study a large class of Weingarten surfaces which includes the constant mean curvature one surfaces and flat surfaces in the hyperbolic 3-space. We show that these surfaces can be parametrized by holomorphic data like minimal surfaces in the Euclidean 3-space and we use it to study their completeness. We also establish some existence and uniqueness theorems by studing the Plateau problem at infinity: when is a given curve on the ideal boundary the asymptotic boundary of a complete surface in our family? and, how many embedded solutions are there?

     

Isolated singularities of the prescribed mean curvature equation in Minkowski 3-space

We give a classification of non-removable isolated singularities for real analytic solutions of the prescribed mean curvature equation in Minkowski 3-space.     

Position vector of a time-like slant helix in Minkowski 3-space

In this paper, position vector of a time-like slant helix with respect to standard frame of Minkowski space E³₁ is studied in terms of Frenet equations. First, a vector differential equation of third order is constructed to determine position vector of an arbitrary time-like slant helix. In terms of solution, we determine the parametric representation of the slant helices from the intrinsic equations. Thereafter, we apply this method to find the representation of a time-like Salkowski and time-like anti-Salkowski curves as examples of a slant helices, by means of intrinsic equations. Moreover, we present some new characterizations of slant helices and illustrate some examples of our main results.     

Geodesic knots in closed hyperbolic 3-manifolds

We consider the existence of simple closed geodesics or “geodesic knots” in finite volume orientable hyperbolic 3-manifolds. Every such manifold contains at least one geodesic knot by results of Adams, Hass and Scott in (Adams et al. Bull. London Math. Soc. 31: 81–86, 1999). In (Kuhlmann Algebr. Geom. Topol. 6: 2151–2162, 2006) we showed that every cusped orientable hyperbolic 3-manifold in fact contains infinitely many geodesic knots. In this paper we consider the closed manifold case, and show that if a closed orientable hyperbolic 3-manifold satisfies certain geometric and arithmetic conditions, then it contains infinitely many geodesic knots. The conditions on the manifold can be checked computationally, and have been verified for many manifolds in the Hodgson-Weeks census of closed hyperbolic 3-manifolds. Our proof is constructive, and the infinite family of geodesic knots spiral around a short simple closed geodesic in the manifold.      

Space-like loxodromes on rotational surfaces in Minkowski 3-space

We find all space-like loxodromes on rotational surfaces which have space-like meridians or time-like meridians, respectively by using a relevant Lorentzian angle in Minkowski 3-space. To understand loxodromes better, we draw some pictures of them via Mathematica computer program.     

Timelike surfaces of constant mean curvature ±1 in anti-de Sitter 3-space ℍ3 1(−1)

It is shown that timelike surfaces of constant mean curvature ± in anti-de Sitter 3-space ?³ ₁(?1) can be constructed from a pair of Lorentz holomorphic and Lorentz antiholomorphic null curves in ?SL₂? via Bryant type representation formulae. These Bryant type representation formulae are used to investigate an explicit one-to-one correspondence, the so-called Lawson–Guichard correspondence, between timelike surfaces of constant mean curvature ± 1 and timelike minimal surfaces in Minkowski 3-space E ³ ₁. The hyperbolic Gauß map of timelike surfaces in ?³ ₁(?1), which is a close analogue of the classical Gauß map is considered. It is discussed that the hyperbolic Gauß map plays an important role in the study of timelike surfaces of constant mean curvature ± 1 in ?³ ₁(?1). In particular, the relationship between the Lorentz holomorphicity of the hyperbolic Gauß map and timelike surface of constant mean curvature ± 1 in ?³ ₁(?1) is studied.     

Helicoidal flat surfaces in the 3‐sphere

In this paper, helicoidal flat surfaces in the 3‐dimensional sphere are considered. A complete classification of such surfaces, that generalizes a classification of rotational flat surfaces, is given in terms of the first and second fundamental forms for asymptotic parameters. The result consists in a relation between helicoidal flat surfaces and linear solutions of the corresponding homogeneous wave equation for the angle function.     

A zoo of translating solitons on a parallel light-like direction in Minkowski 3-space

We deal with solitons of the mean curvature flow. The definition of translating solitons on a light-like direction in Minkowski 3-space is introduced. Firstly, we classify those which are graphical, translation surfaces, obtaining space-like and time-like, entire and not entire, complete and incomplete examples. Among them, all our time-like examples are incomplete. The second family consists of those which are invariant by a 1-dimensional subgroup of parabolic motions, i.e., with light-like axis. The classification result implies that all examples of this second family have singularities.