{
  "id": "1009.0171",
  "version": "v2",
  "published": "2010-09-01T12:53:41.000Z",
  "updated": "2011-04-15T14:49:43.000Z",
  "title": "Gauss maps of constant mean curvature surfaces in three-dimensional homogeneous spaces",
  "authors": [
    "Jun-ichi Inoguchi",
    "Joeri Van der Veken"
  ],
  "categories": [
    "math.DG"
  ],
  "abstract": "It is well-known that for a surface in a 3-dimensional real space form the constancy of the mean curvature is equivalent to the harmonicity of the Gauss map. However, this is not true in general for surfaces in an arbitrary 3-dimensional ambient space. In this paper we study this problem for surfaces in an important and very natural family of 3-dimensional ambient spaces, namely homogeneous spaces. In particular, we obtain a full classification of constant mean curvature surfaces, whose Gauss map satisfies the more mild condition of vertical harmonicity, in all 3-dimensional homogeneous spaces.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v2",
      "updated": "2011-04-15T14:49:43.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "53C42",
      "53C30"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "constant mean curvature surfaces",
      "three-dimensional homogeneous spaces",
      "ambient space",
      "real space form",
      "gauss map satisfies"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2010arXiv1009.0171I"
    }
  }
}