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DIRECTIONAL ASSOCIATED CURVES OF A NULL CURVE IN MINKOWSKI 3-SPACE

  • Qian, Jinhua (Department of Mathematics Northeastern University) ;
  • Kim, Young Ho (Department of Mathematics Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2013.12.10
  • Published : 2015.01.31

Abstract

In this paper, we define the directional associated curve and the self-associated curve of a null curve in Minkowski 3-space. We study the properties and relations between the null curve, its directional associated curve and its self-associated curve. At the same time, by solving certain differential equations, we get the explicit representations of some null curves.

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