Complete classification of surfaces with a canonical principal direction in the Euclidean space 𝔼 3

Marian Munteanu; Ana Nistor

Open Mathematics (2011)

  • Volume: 9, Issue: 2, page 378-389
  • ISSN: 2391-5455

Abstract

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In the present paper we classify all surfaces in 𝔼 3 with a canonical principal direction. Examples of this type of surfaces are constructed. We prove that the only minimal surface with a canonical principal direction in the Euclidean space 𝔼 3 is the catenoid.

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Marian Munteanu, and Ana Nistor. "Complete classification of surfaces with a canonical principal direction in the Euclidean space \[ \mathbb {E} \] 3." Open Mathematics 9.2 (2011): 378-389. <http://eudml.org/doc/269808>.

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