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Homothetical surfaces with constant mean curvature in hyperbolic space

Differential Geometry 2026-05-13 v1

Abstract

We classify all homothetical surfaces with constant mean curvature HH in the hyperbolic space H3\mathbb{H}^3. Using the upper half-space model with standard coordinates (x,y,z)(x,y,z), these surfaces are defined by the relation z=ϕ(x)ψ(y)z = \phi(x)\psi(y), where ϕ\phi and ψ\psi are smooth functions of one variable. We demonstrate that any such surface is necessarily parabolic, meaning that either ϕ\phi or ψ\psi is a constant function. Our results cover the minimal case (H=0H=0), the case H21H^2 \neq 1, and the critical case H2=1H^2=1, thereby extending the existing classification of parabolic surfaces in hyperbolic space.

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@article{arxiv.2605.11649,
  title  = {Homothetical surfaces with constant mean curvature in hyperbolic space},
  author = {Rafael Belli and Rafael López},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.11649},
  year   = {2026}
}

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