Complete classification of parallel Lorentz surfaces in neutral pseudo hyperbolic 4-space

• Autorzy: Bang-Yen Chen
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A Lorentz surface of an indefinite space form is called a parallel surface if its second fundamental form is parallel with respect to the Van der Waerden-Bortolotti connection. Such surfaces are locally invariant under the reflection with respect to the normal space at each point. Parallel surfaces are important in geometry as well as in general relativity since extrinsic invariants of such surfaces do not change from point to point. Recently, parallel Lorentz surfaces in 4D neutral pseudo Euclidean 4-space $$ \mathbb{E}_2^4 $$ and in neutral pseudo 4-sphere S 24 (1) were classified in [14] and in [10], respectively. In this paper, we completely classify parallel Lorentz surfaces in neutral pseudo hyperbolic 4-space H 24 (−1). Our main result states that there are 53 families of parallel Lorentz surfaces in H 24 (−1). Conversely, every parallel Lorentz surface in H 24 (−1) is obtained from the 53 families. As an immediate by-product, we achieve the complete classification of all parallel Lorentz surfaces in 4D neutral indefinite space forms.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Lorentz surface; Parallel surface; Neutral indefinite space form; Pseudo hyperbolic 4-space

Kategorie tematyczne

• 53C42: Immersions (minimal, prescribed curvature, tight, etc.)
• 81Q70: Differential-geometric methods, including holonomy, Berry and Hannay phases, etc.
• 53C50: Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics

• Wydawca: De Gruyter Open
• Czasopismo: Open Mathematics
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: 8
• Numer: 4
• Strony: 706-734

Daty

wydano

2010-08-01

online

2010-07-24

Twórcy

autor

Bang-Yen Chen

• Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/s11533-010-0044-1