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Classification of Timelike Constant Slope Surfaces in 3-Dimensional Minkowski Space

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A surface in the Minkowski 3-space is called a constant slope surface if its position vector makes a constant angle with the normal at each point on the surface. In this paper, we give a complete classification of timelike constant slope surfaces in the three dimensional Minkowski space.

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  1. School of Mathematics and Quantitative Economics, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, 116025, People’s Republic of China

    Yu Fu

  2. School of Investment and Construction Management, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, 116025, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaoshu Wang

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Fu, Y., Wang, X. Classification of Timelike Constant Slope Surfaces in 3-Dimensional Minkowski Space. Results. Math. 63, 1095–1108 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00025-012-0255-9

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