Timelike Factorable Surfaces in Minkowski Space-Time

Abstract

In this study, we discuss timelike factorable surfaces in Minkowski 4-space E_1^4. We calculate Gaussian and mean curvatures of these surfaces and classify timelike flat and minimal factorable surfaces in Minkowski space-time.

Keywords

• factorable surface,timelike surface,Minkowski 4-space

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