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Frenet formulae for holomorphic curves in the two quadric

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Kichoon Yang
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Arkansas State University, State University, Arkansas 72467, U.S.A.
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Abstract

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We give a complete description of holomorphic curves in the complex two quadric via the method of moving frames. For compact curves a Morse theory type integral formula is derived.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1986

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