Timelike minimal surfaces via loop groups

Acta Applicandae Mathematicae

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 313-355

  Inoguchi, J ^a   Toda, M ^b  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Harmonic maps; Loop groups; Lorentz surfaces; Timelike minimal surfaces

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC MAPS; LOOP GROUPS; LORENTZ SURFACES; TIMELIKE MINIMAL SURFACES;

FLUID DYNAMICS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; VECTORS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 4344633902     PISSN: 01678019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ACAP.0000039015.45368.f6     Document Type: Article

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