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Weierstrass representations for triply orthogonal and conformal Euclidean and Lorentzian systems

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Abstract

Starting with triply orthogonal moving frames in 3-dimensional Lie algebras, we build Weierstrass representations for triply orthogonal and conformal coordinate systems in Euclidean and Lorentian 3-space. Our constructions include spacelike and timelike Lorentzian systems. We express the first and second fundamental forms and the mean and Gaussian curvatures for the three families of surfaces in each system in terms of the Weierstrass data. Specializing to conformal mappings, we determine the Weierstrass data for all triply conformal transformations, classically known as the generalized Möbius transformations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number18
JournalJournal of Geometry
Volume111
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • conformal parameterization
  • moving frame
  • spacelike surface
  • timelike surface
  • triply orthogonal coordinate system
  • Weierstrass–Enneper representation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geometry and Topology

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