Glasnik Matematicki, Vol. 50, No. 1 (2015), 207-221.

MINIMAL SURFACES IN SL(2,R) GEOMETRY

Zlatko Erjavec

Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Pavlinska 2, HR-42000 Varaždin, Croatia
e-mail: zlatko.erjavec@foi.hr

Abstract.   In this paper some geometric properties of SL(2,R) geometry are considered, the minimal surface equation is derived and fundamental examples of minimal surfaces are given.

2010 Mathematics Subject Classification.   53A40.

Key words and phrases.   SL(2,R) geometry, minimal surfaces.

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DOI: 10.3336/gm.50.1.12

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