Skip to main content
Log in

The moduli space of embedded singly periodic maximal surfaces with isolated singularities in the Lorentz–Minkowski space \(\mathbb{L}^3\)

  • Published:
manuscripta mathematica Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

We show that, up to some natural normalizations, the moduli space of singly periodic complete embedded maximal surfaces in the Lorentz–Minkowski space \(\mathbb{L}^3=\big(\mathbb{R}^3, dx_1^2+dx_2^2-dx_3^2\big)\), with fundamental piece having a finite number (n + 1) of singularities, is a real analytic manifold of dimension 3n + 4. The underlying topology agrees with the topology of uniform convergence of graphs on compact subsets of {x 3 = 0}.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
$34.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or eBook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Bartnik R. and Simon L. (1982/83). Spacelike hypersurfaces with prescribed boundary values and mean curvature. Comm. Math. Phys. 87: 131–152

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  2. Calabi E. (1970). Examples of the Bernstein problem for some nonlinear equations. Proc. Symp. Pure Math. 15: 223–230

    MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  3. Cheng S.Y. and Yau S.T. (1976). Maximal space-like hypersurfaces in the Lorentz–Minkowski spaces. Ann. Math. 104(2): 407–419

    MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  4. Ecker K. (1986). Area maximizing hypersurfaces in Minkowski space having an isolated singularity. Manuscr. Math. 56: 375–397

    Article  MATH  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  5. Estudillo F.J.M. and Romero A. (1992). Generalized maximal surfaces in the Lorentz–Minkowski space \(\mathbb{L}^3\) Math. Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc. 111: 515–524

    MATH  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  6. Farkas H.M. and Kra I. (1980). Riemann surfaces Graduate Texts in Math., vol. 72. Springer, Berlin

    Google Scholar 

  7. Fernández, I., López, F.J.: Periodic Maximal surfaces in the Lorentz–Minkowski space \(\mathbb{L}^3\) (preprint)

  8. Fernández I., López F.J. and Souam R. (2005). The space of complete embedded maximal surfaces with isolated singularities in the 3-dimensional Lorentz–Minkowski space \(\mathbb{L}^3\) Math. Ann. 332: 605–643

    Article  MATH  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  9. Gilbarg, D., Trudinger, N.S.: Elliptic Partial Differential Equations of Second Order. Springer, Heidelberg (1977)

  10. Pérez J. (1997). On singly periodic minimal surfaces with planar ends. Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 349(6): 2371–2389

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

  11. Klyachin, A.A.: Description of a set of entire solutions with singularities of the equation of maximal surfaces. Math. Sb. (Russian) 194(7), 83–104 (2003); translation in Sb. Math. 194(7–8), 1035–1054 (2003)

  12. Klyachin V.A. and Miklyukov V.M. (2003). Geometric structures of tubes and bands of zero mean curvature in Minkowski space. Ann. Acad. Sci. Fenn. Math. 28: 239–270

    MATH  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  13. Kobayashi O. (1984). Maximal surfaces with conelike singularities. J. Math. Soc. Jpn. 36(4): 609–617

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

  14. López F.J., López R. and Souam R. (2000). Maximal surfaces of Riemann type in Lorentz–Minkowski space \(\mathbb{L}^3\) Mich. J. Math. 47: 469–497

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

  15. Umehara M. and Yamada K. (2006). Maximal surfaces with singularities in Minkowski space. Hokkaido Math. J. 35(1): 13–40

    MATH  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  16. Wolf J. (1967). Spaces of Constant curvature. McGraw-Hill, New York

    MATH  Google Scholar 

  17. O’Neill B. (1983). Semmi-Riemannian Geometry. Academic, New York

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Rabah Souam.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Fernández, I., López, F.J. & Souam, R. The moduli space of embedded singly periodic maximal surfaces with isolated singularities in the Lorentz–Minkowski space \(\mathbb{L}^3\) . manuscripta math. 122, 439–463 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00229-007-0079-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00229-007-0079-1

Keywords

Mathematics Subject Classification (2000)

Navigation