Journal of Geometry

, Volume 49, Issue 1–2, pp 42–45 | Cite as

Ruled submanifolds with finite type Gauss map

  • Christos Baikoussis
Article

Abstract

We show that a ruled submanifold with finite type Gauss map in a Euclidean space is a cylinder on a curve of finite type or a plane.

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Euclidean Space Finite Type 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Christos Baikoussis
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of MathematicsUniversity of IoanninaIoanninaGreece

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