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The lightcone Gauss map and the lightconedevelopable of a spacelike curve in Minkowski 3-space

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2001

Shyuichi Izumiya
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan
Donghe Pei
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan
Takasi Sano
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan
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Abstract

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We define the notion of lightcone Gauss maps,lightcone pedal curves and lightcone developables of spacelike curves inMinkowski 3-space and establish the relationships between singularities of theseobjects and geometric invariants of curves under the action of the Lorentzgroup.

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Research Article
Copyright
2000 Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust