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Codazzi fields on surfaces immersed in Euclidean 4-space
- Source :
- Osaka J. Math. 45, no. 4 (2008), 877-894
- Publication Year :
- 2008
- Publisher :
- Osaka University and Osaka City University, Departments of Mathematics, 2008.
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Abstract
- Consider a Riemannian vector bundle of rank 1 defined by a normal vector field $\nu$ on a surface $M$ in $\mathbb{R}^{4}$. Let $\mathrm{II}_{\nu}$ be the second fundamental form with respect to $\nu$ which determines a configuration of lines of curvature. In this article, we obtain conditions on $\nu$ to isometrically immerse the surface $M$ with $\mathrm{II}_{\nu}$ as a second fundamental form into $\mathbb{R}^{3}$. Geometric restrictions on $M$ are determined by these conditions. As a consequence, we analyze the extension of Loewner's conjecture, on the index of umbilic points of surfaces in $\mathbb{R}^{3}$, to special configurations on surfaces in $\mathbb{R}^{4}$.
- Subjects :
- 57R25
Mathematics::Differential Geometry
53A05
Subjects
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Osaka J. Math. 45, no. 4 (2008), 877-894
- Accession number :
- edsair.project.eucl..34aefb30a02304812b5c78339a3675b7