Complete stationary surfaces in R14\mathbb{R}^4_1 with total curvature −∫KdM=4π-\int K\mathrm{d}M=4π

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Abstract

Applying the general theory about complete spacelike stationary (i.e. zero mean curvature) surfaces in 4-dimensional Lorentz space R14\mathbb{R}^4_1, we classify those regular algebraic ones with total Gaussian curvature −∫KdM=4π-\int K\mathrm{d}M=4π. Such surfaces must be oriented and be congruent to either the generalized catenoids or the generalized enneper surfaces. For non-orientable stationary surfaces, we consider the Weierstrass representation on the oriented double covering M~\widetilde{M} (of genus gg) and generalize Meeks and Oliveira's Möbius bands. The total Gaussian curvature are shown to be at least 2π(g+3)2π(g+3) when M~→R14\widetilde{M}\to\mathbb{R}^4_1 is algebraic-type. We conjecture that there do not exist non-algebraic examples with −∫KdM=4π-\int K\mathrm{d}M=4π.

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