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On linear Weingarten surfaces

Differential Geometry 2007-06-13 v1

Abstract

In this paper we study surfaces in Euclidean 3-space that satisfy a Weingarten condition of linear type as κ1=mκ2+n\kappa_1=m \kappa_2 +n, where mm and nn are real numbers and κ1\kappa_1 and κ2\kappa_2 denote the principal curvatures at each point of the surface. We investigate the possible existence of such surfaces parametrized by a uniparametric family of circles. Besides the surfaces of revolution, we prove that not exist more except the case (m,n)=(1,0)(m,n)=(-1,0), that is, if the surface is one of the classical examples of minimal surfaces discovered by Riemann.

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@article{arxiv.math/0607748,
  title  = {On linear Weingarten surfaces},
  author = {Rafael López},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0607748},
  year   = {2007}
}

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10 pages