On Evolutes of Null Cartan Curves in Minkowski 4-Space

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss the theory of evolutes of null Cartan curves in Minkowski 4-space. In the second part, we present the basic concepts of curves in Minkowski 4-space with its Frenet equations. In the next section, the definition of evolutes of null Cartan curves in Minkowski 4-space is given, and we derive some theorems related to casual characters of those evolute curves. The last part provides an example for the theorems in the preceding section.

Keywords

• null Cartan curves
• Minkowski space
• Evolutes
• involutes

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