We study the conformal geometry of an oriented space-like surface in three-dimensional Lorentzian space forms. After introducing the conformal compactification of the Lorentzian space forms, we define the conformal Gauss map which is a conformally invariant two parameter family of oriented spheres.
The origin of Lorentzian geometry
β Scribed by Luca Bombelli; David A. Meyer
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 310 KB
- Volume
- 141
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0375-9601
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