Spacelike Surfaces of Constant Mean Curvature ±1 In de Sitter 3-space S³₁(1)

Authors

Sungwook Lee, University of Southern MississippiFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2005

Department

Mathematics

School

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Abstract

It is shown that spacelike surfaces of constant mean curvature ±1 (abbreviated as CMC ±1) in de Sitter 3-space S³₁(1) can be constructed from holomorphic curves in PSL(2;C) = SL(2;C)/{±id} via a Bryant type representation formula. This Bryant type representation formula is used to investigate an explicit one-to-one correspondence, the so-called {Lawson correspondence}, between spacelike CMC ±1 surfaces in de Sitter 3-space S³₁(1) and spacelike maximal surfaces in Lorentz 3-space E³₁. The hyperbolic Gauss map of spacelike surfaces in S³₁(1), which is a close analogue of the classical Gauss map, is considered. It is shown that the hyperbolic Gauss map plays an important role in the study of spacelike CMC ± surfaces in S³₁(1). In particular, the relationship between the holomorphicity of the hyperbolic Gauss map and spacelike CMC ±1 surfaces in S³₁(1) is studied.

Publication Title

Illinois Journal of Mathematics

Volume

49

Issue

1

First Page

63

Last Page

98

Recommended Citation

Lee, S. (2005). Spacelike Surfaces of Constant Mean Curvature ±1 In de Sitter 3-space S³₁(1). Illinois Journal of Mathematics, 49(1), 63-98.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/2870