Preface |
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Introduction |
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1 A Bundle Approach to Conformal Surfaces in Space-Forms |
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16 | (15) |
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1.1 Space-Forms in the Conformal Projectivized Light Cone |
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19 | (3) |
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1.2 Conformal Surfaces in the Light Cone Picture |
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22 | (9) |
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1.2.1 Oriented Conformal Surfaces: Generalities |
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22 | (6) |
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1.2.2 Conformal Immersions of Surfaces into the Projectivized Light Cone |
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28 | (3) |
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2 The Mean Curvature Sphere Congruence |
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31 | (14) |
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2.1 Mean Curvature and Central Sphere Congruence |
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34 | (4) |
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2.2 The Normal Bundle to the Central Sphere Congruence |
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38 | (2) |
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2.3 Conformal Gauss Map and Gauss-Codazzi-Ricci Equations |
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40 | (5) |
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2.3.1 The Exterior Power ˆ2Rn+1,1 = 0 (Rn+1,1) |
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40 | (3) |
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2.3.2 The Gauss-Ricci and Codazzi Equations |
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43 | (2) |
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3 Surfaces under Change of Flat Metric Connection |
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45 | (4) |
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49 | (24) |
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4.1 The Willmore Functional |
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50 | (6) |
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4.2 Willmore Surfaces: Definition |
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56 | (1) |
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4.3 Willmore Energy vs. Dirichlet Energy |
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57 | (1) |
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4.4 Willmore Surfaces and Harmonicity |
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58 | (7) |
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4.5 The Euler-Lagrange Willmore Surface Equation |
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65 | (4) |
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4.6 Willmore Surfaces under Change of Flat Metric Connection |
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69 | (1) |
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4.7 Spectral Deformation of Willmore Surfaces |
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69 | (4) |
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5 The Euler-Lagrange Constrained Willmore Surface Equation |
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73 | (14) |
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5.1 Constrained Willmore Surfaces: Definition |
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73 | (2) |
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5.2 The Hopf Differential and the Schwarzian Derivative |
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75 | (1) |
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5.3 The Euler-Lagrange Constrained Willmore Surface Equation |
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76 | (9) |
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5.4 Constrained Willmore Surfaces: An Equation on the Hopf Differential and the Schwarzian Derivative |
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85 | (2) |
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6 Transformations of Generalized Harmonic Bundles and Constrained Willmore Surfaces |
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87 | (48) |
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6.1 Constrained Harmonic Bundles |
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89 | (2) |
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6.2 Constrained Harmonicity: A Zero-Curvature Characterization |
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91 | (2) |
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6.3 Constrained Willmore Surfaces and Constrained Harmonicity |
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93 | (1) |
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6.4 Constrained Willmore Surfaces: A Zero-Curvature Characterization |
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93 | (1) |
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6.5 Spectral Deformation of Constrained Harmonic Bundles |
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94 | (2) |
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6.6 Complexified Constrained Willmore Surfaces |
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96 | (5) |
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6.7 Constrained Willmore Surfaces under Change of Flat Metric Connection |
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101 | (1) |
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6.8 Spectral Deformation of Constrained Willmore Surfaces |
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102 | (1) |
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6.9 Real Spectral Deformation of Constrained Willmore Surfaces |
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103 | (3) |
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106 | (7) |
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6.11 Backlund Transformation of Constrained Harmonic Bundles and Constrained Willmore Surfaces |
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113 | (11) |
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6.12 Real Backlund Transformation of Constrained Harmonic Bundles and Constrained Willmore Surfaces |
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124 | (8) |
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6.13 Spectral Deformation vs. Backlund Transformation |
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132 | (3) |
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7 Constrained Willmore Surfaces with a Conserved Quantity |
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135 | (10) |
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7.1 Conserved Quantities of Constrained Willmore Surfaces |
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136 | (2) |
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7.2 Constrained Willmore Surfaces with a Conserved Quantity: Examples |
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138 | (3) |
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7.2.1 The Special Case of Codimension 1: CMC Surfaces in 3-Dimensional Space-Forms |
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138 | (1) |
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7.2.2 A Special Case in Codimension 2: Holomorphic Mean Curvature Vector Surfaces in 4-Dimensional Space-Forms |
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139 | (2) |
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7.3 Conserved Quantities under Constrained Willmore Transformation |
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141 | (4) |
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7.3.1 Conserved Quantities under Constrained Willmore Spectral Deformation |
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142 | (1) |
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7.3.2 Conserved Quantities under Constrained Willmore Backlund Transformation |
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142 | (3) |
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8 Constrained Willmore Surfaces and the Isothermic Surface Condition |
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145 | (38) |
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147 | (10) |
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8.1.1 Isothermic Surfaces: Definition |
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148 | (2) |
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8.1.2 Isothermic Surfaces and Hopf Differential |
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150 | (1) |
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8.1.3 Isothermic Surfaces: A Zero-Curvature Characterization |
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151 | (1) |
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8.1.4 Transformations of Isothermic Surfaces |
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152 | (3) |
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8.1.5 Isothermic Surfaces under Constrained Willmore Transformation |
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155 | (1) |
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8.1.6 Isothermic Surface Condition and Uniqueness of Multiplier |
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156 | (1) |
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8.2 Constant Mean Curvature Surfaces in 3-Dimensional Space-Forms |
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157 | (26) |
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8.2.1 CMC Surfaces as Isothermic Constrained Willmore Surfaces with a Conserved Quantity |
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160 | (7) |
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8.2.2 CMC Surfaces: An Equation on the Hopf Differential and the Schwarzian Derivative |
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167 | (1) |
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8.2.3 CMC Surfaces at the Intersection of Spectral Deformations |
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168 | (9) |
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8.2.4 CMC Surfaces under Constrained Willmore Backlund Transformation |
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177 | (4) |
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8.2.5 CMC Surfaces at the Intersection of Integrable Geometries |
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181 | (2) |
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9 The Special Case of Surfaces in 4-Space |
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183 | (52) |
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183 | (13) |
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184 | (6) |
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9.1.2 The Mean Curvature Sphere Congruence |
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190 | (3) |
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9.1.3 Mean Curvature Sphere Congruence and Central Sphere Congruence |
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193 | (3) |
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9.2 Constrained Willmore Surfaces in 4-Space |
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196 | (4) |
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9.3 Transformations of Constrained Willmore Surfaces in 4-Space |
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200 | (35) |
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9.3.1 Untwisted Backlund Transformation of Constrained Willmore Surfaces in 4-Space |
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201 | (13) |
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9.3.2 Twisted vs. Untwisted Backlund Transformation of Constrained Willmore Surfaces in 4-Space |
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214 | (3) |
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9.3.3 Darboux Transformation of Constrained Willmore Surfaces in 4-Space |
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217 | (6) |
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9.3.4 Backlund Transformation vs. Darboux Transformation of Constrained Willmore Surfaces in 4-Space |
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223 | (12) |
Appendix A Hopf Differential and Umbilics |
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235 | (2) |
Appendix B Twisted vs. Untwisted Backlund Transformation Parameters |
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237 | (3) |
References |
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240 | (5) |
Index |
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