Ruled submanifolds of finite type

Ruled submanifolds of finite type
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 114 (1992), 795-798 Request permission

We show that a ruled submanifold of finite type in a Euclidean space is a cylinder on a curve of finite type or a generalized helicoid.

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Minimal generalized ruled surfaces in the Euclidean space