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FOCAL SURFACES OF WAVE FRONTS IN THE EUCLIDEAN 3-SPACE

Part of:Classical differential geometryDifferential topology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2018

KEISUKE TERAMOTO
KEISUKE TERAMOTO*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Rokko 1-1, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan E-mail: teramoto@math.kobe-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

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We characterise singularities of focal surfaces of wave fronts in terms of differential geometric properties of the initial wave fronts. Moreover, we study relationships between geometric properties of focal surfaces and geometric invariants of the initial wave fronts.

MSC classification

Primary:57R45: Singularities of differentiable mappings
Secondary:53A05: Surfaces in Euclidean space53A55: Differential invariants (local theory), geometric objects

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Research Article
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Glasgow Mathematical Journal , Volume 61 , Issue 2 , May 2019, pp. 425 - 440
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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 2018 

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