Deformation of submanifolds of real projective space (Q796118)

From MaRDI portal





scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3864005
Language Label Description Also known as
English
Deformation of submanifolds of real projective space
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3864005

    Statements

    Deformation of submanifolds of real projective space (English)
    0 references
    0 references
    1985
    0 references
    We prove that two surfaces in \({\mathbb{R}}P^ 3\) are projective deformations of each other (in the sense of E. Cartan) if and only if their induced projective structures are equivalent with respect to the Frenet framing. This result gives a projective generalization of molding surfaces.
    0 references
    projective deformations
    0 references
    Frenet framing
    0 references
    molding surfaces
    0 references

    Identifiers