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In this paper, we consider tubes in the Euclidean 3-space whose Gauss map n is of coordinate finite I-type, i.e., the position vector n satisfies the relation {\Delta}In = {\Lambda}n, where {\Delta}I is the Laplace operator with respect to…

We study quadric surfaces in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space which are of coordinate finite type Gauss map with respect to the second fundamental form $II$, i.e., their Gauss map vector $\boldsymbol{n}$ satisfies the relation $\Delta…

In this paper, we continue the classification of finite type Gauss map surfaces in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space $\mathbb{E}^{3}$. We present an important family of surfaces, namely, tubes in $\mathbb{E}^{3}$. We show that the Gauss map…

In this article, we introduce an important class of surfaces, namely, quadrics in the Euclidean 3-space $\mathbb{E}^{3}$. We prove that planes, spheres and circular cylinders are the only quadric surfaces whose Gauss map $\boldsymbol{G}$…

In this article, we study the class of surfaces of revolution in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space $E^{3}$ with nonvanishing Gauss curvature whose position vector $\boldsymbol{x}$ satisfies the condition…

We consider ruled and quadric surfaces in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space which are of coordinate finite type with respect to the third fundamental form $III$, i.e., their position vector $\boldsymbol{x}$ satisfies the relation $\Delta…

We consider translation surfaces in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space which are of coordinate finite type with respect to the third fundamental form $III$, i.e. their position vector $x$ satisfies the relation $\Delta^{III}x = \Lambda x$,…

In this paper, we consider surfaces in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space E3 which are of finite III-type, that is, they are of finite type, in the sense of B.-Y. Chen, corresponding to the third fundamental form. We present an important…

In this article, we continue the classification of finite type Gauss map surfaces in the Euclidean 3-space E3 with respect to the first fundamental form by studying a subclass of tubes, namely the anchor rings. We show that anchor rings are…

In this article, we study the class of surfaces of revolution in the 3-dimensional Lorentz-Minkowski space with nonvanishing Gauss curvature whose position vector x satisfies the condition {\Delta}IIIx = Ax, where A is a square matrix of…

In Euclidean space, we investigate surfaces whose mean curvature $H$ satisfies the equation $H=\alpha\langle N,\mathbf{x}\rangle+\lambda$, where $N$ is the Gauss map, $\mathbf{x}$ is the position vector and $\alpha$ and $\lambda$ are two…

In this article, we consider surfaces in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space E3 without parabolic points which are of finite II-type, that is, they are of finite type, in the sense of B.-Y. Chen, corresponding to the second fundamental form.…

Surfaces of finite geometric type are complete, immersed into the tree-dimensional Euclidean space with finite total curvature and Gauss map extending to an oriented compact surface as a smooth branched covering map over the unit sphere of…

We study the Gauss map $G$ of surfaces of revolution in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space ${\mathbb{E}^3}$ with respect to the so called Cheng-Yau operator $\square$ acting on the functions defined on the surfaces. As a result, we establish…

A $\lambda$-translator is a surface in Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^3$ whose Gauss curvature $K$ satisfies $K=\langle N, \vec{v} \rangle +\lambda$, where $N$ is the Gauss map, $\vec{v}$ is a fixed direction, and $\lambda \in \mathbb{R}$. In…

We consider the extrinsic geometry of surfaces in simply isotropic space, a three-dimensional space equipped with a rank 2 metric of index zero. Since the metric is degenerate, a surface normal cannot be unequivocally defined based on…

In the present article we study a special class of surfaces in the four-dimensional Euclidean space, which are one-parameter systems of meridians of the standard rotational hypersurface. They are called meridian surfaces. We show that a…

Given a unit vector field on a closed Euclidean hypersurface, we define a map from the hypersurface to a sphere in the Euclidean space. This application allows us to exhibit a list of topological invariants which combines the second…

In this paper, we study ruled surfaces and quadrics in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space which are of finite $III$-type, that is, they are of finite type, in the sense of B.-Y. Chen, with respect to the third fundamental form. We show that…

We study rotational surfaces in Euclidean 3-space whose Gauss curvature is given as a prescribed function of its Gauss map. By means of a phase plane analysis and under mild assumptions on the prescribed function, we generalize the…