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Time-like Salkowski and anti-Salkowski curves in Minkowski space $\e_1^3$

Differential Geometry 2009-05-12 v1

Abstract

Salkowski \cite{salkow}, one century ago, introduced a family of curves with constant curvature but non-constant torsion (Salkowski curves) and a family of curves with constant torsion but non-constant curvature (anti-Salkowski curves) in Euclidean 3-space \e3\e^3. In this paper, we adapt definition of such curves to time-like curves in Minkowski 3-space \e13\e_1^3. Thereafter, we introduce an explicit parametrization of a time-like Salkowski curves and a time-like Anti-Salkowski curves in Minkowski space \e13\e_1^3. Also, we characterize them as space curve with constant curvature or constant torsion and whose normal vector makes a constant angle with a fixed line.

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@article{arxiv.0905.1404,
  title  = {Time-like Salkowski and anti-Salkowski curves in Minkowski space $\e_1^3$},
  author = {Ahmad T Ali},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.1404},
  year   = {2009}
}

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9 pages only