# FACTORABLE SURFACES IN 3-MINKOWSKI SPACE

Meng, Huihui;Liu, Huili

• Published : 2009.01.31
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#### Abstract

In this paper, we mainly discuss factorable surfaces in 3-dimensional Minkowski space and give classification of such surfaces whose mean curvature and Gauss curvature satisfy certain conditions.

#### Keywords

Minkowski space;factorable surface;mean curvature;Gauss curvature

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