Minimals translation surfaces in a strict Walker 3-manifold

Year 2024, Volume: 73 Issue: 2, 554 - 568, 21.06.2024

Athoumane Nıang , Ameth Ndiaye , Abdoul Salam Diallo

https://doi.org/10.31801/cfsuasmas.1296991

Abstract

In this paper, we study minimal translations surfaces in a strict Walker 3-manifold. Based on the existence of two isometries, we classify minimal translation surfaces on this class of manifold. Some drawings have been added to illustrate the shape of certain surfaces.

Keywords

Minimal surfaces, translation surfaces, Walker manifolds

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