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Notion of $\mathbb{H}$-orientability for surfaces in the Heisenberg group $\mathbb{H}^n$

Differential Geometry 2020-11-04 v2

Abstract

This paper aims to define and study a notion of orientability in the Heisenberg sense (H\mathbb{H}-orientability) for the Heisenberg group Hn\mathbb{H}^n. In particular, we define such notion for H\mathbb{H}-regular 11-codimensional surfaces. Analysing the behaviour of a M\"obius Strip in H1\mathbb{H}^1, we find a 11-codimensional H\mathbb{H}-regular, but not Euclidean-orientable, subsurface. Lastly we show that, for regular enough surfaces, H\mathbb{H}-orientability implies Euclidean-orientability. As a consequence, we conclude that non-H\mathbb{H}-orientable H\mathbb{H}-regular surfaces exist in H1\mathbb{H}^1.

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@article{arxiv.1910.01158,
  title  = {Notion of $\mathbb{H}$-orientability for surfaces in the Heisenberg group $\mathbb{H}^n$},
  author = {Giovanni Canarecci},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.01158},
  year   = {2020}
}

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