ON NULL CURVES ON SURFACES AND NULL VECTORS IN LORENTZ SPACE
Abstract
In this work, we compare the Darboux frame and the Frenet frame of a null curve lying on a spacelike surface in the three-dimensional Lorentz space, and we show that the normal curvature of the curve is a constant. Then we study the inner product of null vectors, to have results in terms of angles.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Mathematical Sciences
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 1, 2007
Submission Date
February 24, 2009
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2007 Volume: 2 Number: 1