The Sub-Riemannian Limit of Curvatures for Curves and Surfaces and a Gauss-Bonnet Theorem in the Group of Rigid Motions of Minkowski Plane with General Left-Invariant Metric

The group of rigid motions of the Minkowski plane with a general left-invariant metric is denoted by E 1 , 1 , g λ 1 , λ 2 , where λ 1 ≥ λ 2 > 0 . It provides a natural 2 -parametric deformation family of the Riemannian homogeneous manifold Sol 3 = E 1 , 1 , g 1 , 1 which is the model space to solve geometry in the eight model geometries of Thurston. In this paper, we compute the sub-Riemannian limits of the Gaussian curvature for a Euclidean C 2 -smooth surface in E 1 , 1 , g L λ 1 , λ 2 away from characteristic points and signed geodesic curvature for the Euclidean C 2 -smooth curves on surfaces. Based on these results, we get a Gauss-Bonnet theorem in the group of rigid motions of the Minkowski plane with a general left-invariant metric.

The Sub-Riemannian Limit of Curvatures for Curves and Surfaces and a Gauss–Bonnet Theorem in the Rototranslation Group

The rototranslation group ℛ T is the group comprising rotations and translations of the Euclidean plane which is a 3-dimensional Lie group. In this paper, we use the Riemannian approximation scheme to compute sub-Riemannian limits of the Gaussian curvature for a Euclidean C 2 -smooth surface in the rototranslation group away from characteristic points and signed geodesic curvature for Euclidean C 2 -smooth curves on surfaces. Based on these results, we obtain a Gauss–Bonnet theorem in the rototranslation group.

Isophote curves on spacelike surfaces in Lorentz–Minkowski space

An isophote curve consists of a locus of surface points whose normal vectors make a constant angle with a fixed vector (the axis). In this paper, we define an isophote curve on a spacelike surface in Lorentz–Minkowski space [Formula: see text] and then find its axis as timelike and spacelike vectors via the Darboux frame. Besides, we give some relations between isophote curves and special curves on surfaces such as geodesic curves, asymptotic curves or lines of curvature.

Gauss-Bonnet theorems in the generalized affine group and the generalized BCV spaces

<abstract><p>In this paper, we compute sub-Riemannian limits of Gaussian curvature for a Euclidean $ C^2 $-smooth surface in the generalized affine group and the generalized BCV spaces away from characteristic points and signed geodesic curvature for Euclidean $ C^2 $-smooth curves on surfaces. We get Gauss-Bonnet theorems in the generalized affine group and the generalized BCV spaces.</p></abstract>

Pencils on Surfaces with Normal Crossings and the Kodaira Dimension of

We study smoothing of pencils of curves on surfaces with normal crossings. As a consequence we show that the canonical divisor of $\overline {\mathcal {M}}_{g,n}$ is not pseudoeffective in some range, implying that $\overline {\mathcal {M}}_{12,6}$ , $\overline {\mathcal {M}}_{12,7}$ , $\overline {\mathcal {M}}_{13,4}$ and $\overline {\mathcal {M}}_{14,3}$ are uniruled. We provide upper bounds for the Kodaira dimension of $\overline {\mathcal {M}}_{12,8}$ and $\overline {\mathcal {M}}_{16}$ . We also show that the moduli space of $(4g+5)$ -pointed hyperelliptic curves $\overline {\mathcal {H}}_{g,4g+5}$ is uniruled. Together with a recent result of Schwarz, this concludes the classification of moduli of pointed hyperelliptic curves with negative Kodaira dimension.

Osculating surfaces of curves on surfaces

Oosculating sphere have been studied in classical differential geometry [1]. In this article the osculating surfaces of higher order of space curves on surfaces in Euclidean space is considered. We study the intrinsic differential geometry of curves on surfaces by analyzing their contact with surfaces of higher order.

Algorithm for filling curves on surfaces

Let $$\varSigma $$ Σ be a compact, orientable surface of negative Euler characteristic, and let h be a complete hyperbolic metric on $$\varSigma $$ Σ . A geodesic curve $$\gamma $$ γ in $$\varSigma $$ Σ is filling if it cuts the surface into topological disks and annuli. We propose an efficient algorithm for deciding whether a geodesic curve, represented as a word in some generators of $$\pi _1(\varSigma )$$ π 1 ( Σ ) , is filling. In the process, we find an explicit bound for the combinatorial length of a curve given by its Dehn–Thurston coordinate, in terms of the hyperbolic length. This gives us an efficient method for producing a collection which is guaranteed to contain all words corresponding to simple geodesics of bounded hyperbolic length.