# A STUDY ON RECTIFYING CURVES IN THE DUAL LORENTZIAN SPACE

Ozbey, Emine;Oral, Mehmet

• Published : 2009.09.30
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#### Abstract

In this work, we give some characterizations of rectifying curves in dual Lorentzian space. Also, we show that rectifying dual Lorentzian curves can be stated by the aid of dual unit spherical curves.

#### Keywords

dual Lorentzian space;rectifying dual Lorentzian curve;Frenet formulae;dual Darboux vector

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