TITLE:
On the Geometry of Curves in Minkowski 3-Space and Its Foldings
AUTHORS:
A. E. El-Ahmady, E. Al-Hesiny
KEYWORDS:
Retractions; Deformation Retracts; Folding; Contraction; Minkowski 3-Space
JOURNAL NAME:
Applied Mathematics,
Vol.4 No.5,
May
13,
2013
ABSTRACT: We will introduce a new connection between some transformations and some aspects of differential geometry of some curves in Minkowski space. The concept of folding, retractions and contraction on some curves in Minkowski space will be characterized by using some aspects of differential geometry. Types of the deformation retracts of some curves in Minkowski 3-space are obtained. The relations between the foldings and the deformation retracts of some curves are deduced. The connections between some transformations and time like, space like, light like of some curves in Minkowski 3-space are also presented.