Invariants and Bonnet-type theorem for surfaces in ℝ4

Georgi Ganchev; Velichka Milousheva

Open Mathematics (2010)

  • Volume: 8, Issue: 6, page 993-1008
  • ISSN: 2391-5455

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In the tangent plane at any point of a surface in the four-dimensional Euclidean space we consider an invariant linear map ofWeingarten-type and find a geometrically determined moving frame field. Writing derivative formulas of Frenet-type for this frame field, we obtain eight invariant functions. We prove a fundamental theorem of Bonnet-type, stating that these eight invariants under some natural conditions determine the surface up to a motion. We show that the basic geometric classes of surfaces in the four-dimensional Euclidean space, determined by conditions on their invariants, can be interpreted in terms of the properties of two geometric figures: the tangent indicatrix, which is a conic in the tangent plane, and the normal curvature ellipse. We construct a family of surfaces with flat normal connection.

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Georgi Ganchev, and Velichka Milousheva. "Invariants and Bonnet-type theorem for surfaces in ℝ4." Open Mathematics 8.6 (2010): 993-1008. <http://eudml.org/doc/269071>.

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