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In this paper, we prove that \(\eta \)-biharmonic surfaces in non-flat three-dimensional Lorentz space forms are isoparametric and give full classification results.
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This work was supported by the Scientific Research Starting Foundation of Chongqing University of Technology (No. 2017ZD52).
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Du, L. Classification of \(\eta \)-Biharmonic Surfaces in Non-flat Lorentz Space Forms. Mediterr. J. Math. 15, 203 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00009-018-1250-5
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