Geodesic Chord Property and Hypersurfaces of Space Forms

In the Euclidean space <inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <msup> <mrow> <mi mathvariant="double-struck">E</mi> </mrow> <mi>n</mi> </msup> </semantics> </math> </inline-formula>,...

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Main Authors: Dong-Soo Kim, Young Ho Kim, Dae Won Yoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Symmetry
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/11/8/1052
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spelling doaj-1efa23cfe5764d2d817a9f669eb5207a2020-11-24T20:48:09ZengMDPI AGSymmetry2073-89942019-08-01118105210.3390/sym11081052sym11081052Geodesic Chord Property and Hypersurfaces of Space FormsDong-Soo Kim0Young Ho Kim1Dae Won Yoon2Department of Mathematics, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, KoreaDepartment of Mathematics, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, KoreaDepartment of Mathematics Education and RINS, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, KoreaIn the Euclidean space <inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <msup> <mrow> <mi mathvariant="double-struck">E</mi> </mrow> <mi>n</mi> </msup> </semantics> </math> </inline-formula>, hyperplanes, hyperspheres and hypercylinders are the only isoparametric hypersurfaces. These hypersurfaces are also the only ones with chord property, that is, the chord connecting two points on them meets the hypersurfaces at the same angle at the two points. In this paper, we investigate hypersurfaces in nonflat space forms with the so-called <i>geodesic chord property</i> and classify such hypersurfaces completely.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/11/8/1052geodesic chord propertyhyperspherehyperbolic spaceisoparametric hypersurface
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author Dong-Soo Kim
Young Ho Kim
Dae Won Yoon
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Young Ho Kim
Dae Won Yoon
Geodesic Chord Property and Hypersurfaces of Space Forms
Symmetry
geodesic chord property
hypersphere
hyperbolic space
isoparametric hypersurface
author_facet Dong-Soo Kim
Young Ho Kim
Dae Won Yoon
author_sort Dong-Soo Kim
title Geodesic Chord Property and Hypersurfaces of Space Forms
title_short Geodesic Chord Property and Hypersurfaces of Space Forms
title_full Geodesic Chord Property and Hypersurfaces of Space Forms
title_fullStr Geodesic Chord Property and Hypersurfaces of Space Forms
title_full_unstemmed Geodesic Chord Property and Hypersurfaces of Space Forms
title_sort geodesic chord property and hypersurfaces of space forms
publisher MDPI AG
series Symmetry
issn 2073-8994
publishDate 2019-08-01
description In the Euclidean space <inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <msup> <mrow> <mi mathvariant="double-struck">E</mi> </mrow> <mi>n</mi> </msup> </semantics> </math> </inline-formula>, hyperplanes, hyperspheres and hypercylinders are the only isoparametric hypersurfaces. These hypersurfaces are also the only ones with chord property, that is, the chord connecting two points on them meets the hypersurfaces at the same angle at the two points. In this paper, we investigate hypersurfaces in nonflat space forms with the so-called <i>geodesic chord property</i> and classify such hypersurfaces completely.
topic geodesic chord property
hypersphere
hyperbolic space
isoparametric hypersurface
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/11/8/1052
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