The Gauss map for Kählerian submanifolds of $\textbf {R}^ n$
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Abstract:
We introduce a Gauss map for Kähler submanifolds of Euclidean space and study its geometry in relation to that of the given immersion. In particular we generalize a number of results of the classical theory of minimal surfaces in Euclidean space.References
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- © Copyright 1992 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 332 (1992), 515-528
- MSC: Primary 53C55; Secondary 53C40
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1992-1040265-9
- MathSciNet review: 1040265