Ruled surfaces in a strict Walker 3-manifold

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 D´epartement de Math´ematiques, FASTEF, Universit´e Cheikh Anta Diop, B.P. 5036, Dakar, Senegal

2 D´epartement de Math´ematiques et Informatique, FST, Universit´e Cheikh Anta Diop, B.P. 5005, Dakar, Senegal

Abstract

In this paper, we define and construct the ruled surfaces in a three-dimensional strict Walker manifold. We study the geometric properties of these families of surfaces. We give an example to illustrate our main results.

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