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On the Cartan Curvatures of a Null Curve in Minkowski Spacetime

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We reconstruct the Cartan frame of a null curve in Minkowski spacetime for an arbitrary parameter, and we characterize pseudo-spherical null curves and Bertrand null curves.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Süleyman Demirel University, 32260, Isparta, Turkey

    A. Ceylan Çöken & Ünver Çiftçi

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Mathematics Subject Classification(2000). 53B30, 53A04.

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Çöken, A.C., Çiftçi, Ü. On the Cartan Curvatures of a Null Curve in Minkowski Spacetime. Geom Dedicata 114, 71–78 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-005-4804-1

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