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Minimal Surface Linear Combinatoin Theorem

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Given two univalent harmonic mappings f1f_1 and f2f_2 on D\mathbb{D}, which lift to minimal surfaces via the Weierstrass-Enneper representation theorem, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for f3=(1s)f1+sf2f_3=(1-s)f_1+sf_2 to lift to a minimal surface for s[0,1]s\in[0,1]. We then construct such mappings from Enneper's surface to Scherk's singularly periodic surface, Sckerk's doubly periodic surface to the catenoid, and the 4-Enneper surface to the 4-noid.

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@article{arxiv.math/0610706,
  title  = {Minimal Surface Linear Combinatoin Theorem},
  author = {Michael Dorff and Stephen Taylor},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0610706},
  year   = {2007}
}