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The first aim of this paper is to define the dual timelike Mannheim partner curves in Dual Lorentzian Space D3 1, the second aim of this paper is to obtain the relationships between the curvatures and the torsions of the dual timelike…
Chernov-Nemirovski observed that the existence of a globally hyperbolic Lorentzian metric on a (3 + 1)-spacetime pins down a smooth structure on the underlying 4-manifold. In this paper, we point out that the diffeomorphism type of a…
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The geometry and topology of complete nonorientable maximal surfaces with lightlike singularities in the Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space are studied. Some topological congruence formulae for surfaces of this kind are obtained. As a consequence,…
The first aim of this paper is to define the dual timelike - spacelike Mannheim partner curves in Dual Lorentzian Space ID3 1, the second aim of this paper is to obtain the relationships between the curvatures and the torsions of the dual…
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