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Article

Constructions of Helicoidal Surfaces in a 3-Dimensional Complete Manifold with Density

by
Önder Gökmen Yıldız
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Bilecik 11230, Turkey
Mathematics 2019, 7(1), 27; https://doi.org/10.3390/math7010027
Submission received: 7 November 2018 / Revised: 19 December 2018 / Accepted: 24 December 2018 / Published: 28 December 2018

Abstract

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In this paper, we construct a helicoidal surface with a prescribed weighted mean curvature and weighted extrinsic curvature in a 3-dimensional complete manifold with a positive density function. We get a result for the minimal case. Additionally, we give examples of a helicoidal surface with a weighted mean curvature and weighted extrinsic curvature.

1. Introduction

It is well known that a helicoidal surface is a generalization of a rotation surface. There are many studies about these surfaces under some given certain conditions [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]. Recently, the popular question has become whether a helicoidal surface can be constructed when its curvatures are prescribed. Several researchers have worked on this problem and obtained useful results. Firstly, Baikoussis et al. studied helicoidal surfaces with a prescribed mean and Gaussian curvature in R 3 [13]. Then, Beneki et al. [14] and Ji et al. [15] studied similar work in R 1 3 . Furthermore, Dae Won Yoon et al. studied the helicoidal surfaces with a prescribed weighted mean and Gaussian curvature in R 3 with density [16] and Yıldız et al. have studied the helicoidal surfaces with prescribed weighted curvatures in R 1 3 with density [17]. For more details on manifolds with density and surfaces in manifold with density, see References [18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25].
This problem is extended to complete manifolds. Lee et al. studied the helicoidal surfaces with a prescribed extrinsic curvature or mean curvature in a conformally flat 3-space [10]. It is well known that a metric on a complete manifold is conformal to the Euclidean metric. For a given surface in a complete manifold with a conformal factor function F, the mean curvature and the extrinsic curvature are given by:
(1) H g F = F H g 0 N , grad F , (2) G g F = F 2 G g 0 2 H g 0 F N , F + N , F 2 ,
where N is the unit normal vector of a surface and F is the gradient of F, H g 0 is the mean curvature of the surface in Euclidean 3-space, and G g 0 is the Gaussian curvature of a surface in Euclidean 3-space [26].
In this paper, we study helicoidal surfaces in a 3-dimensional complete manifold with density. We construct a helicoidal surface with a prescribed weighted mean and weighted extrinsic curvature. Then, we give examples to illustrate our result.

2. Preliminaries

Let M be a 3-dimensional complete manifold R 3 , , g equipped with a metric , g that is conformal to the Euclidean metric , such that:
, g = 1 F 2 , ,
where F : R 3 R + is a positive differentiable function.
A manifold with a positive density function φ is used to weight the volume and the hypersurface area. In terms of the underlying Riemannian volume d V 0 and area d A 0 , the new, weighted volume and area are given by d V = φ d V 0 and d A = φ d A 0 , respectively. One of the most important examples of manifolds with density, with applications to probability and statistics, is a Gauss space with density φ = e a x 2 y 2 z 2 for a R [22].
In Euclidean 3-space with density e φ , the weighted mean curvature is given by:
H φ g 0 = H g 0 1 2 N , φ ,
where H g 0 is the mean curvature of the surface, N is the unit normal vector of the surface, and φ is the gradient vector of φ [23]. If H φ g 0 = 0 , then the surface is called a weighted minimal surface. In Euclidean 3-space with density e φ , the weighted Gaussian curvature with density is:
G φ g 0 = G g 0 φ ,
where G g 0 is the Gaussian curvature of the surface and △ is the Laplacian operator [27].
Throughout this paper, for x = x 1 , x 2 , x 3 R 3 , we consider the positive density function and the conformal factor function as e φ = e x 1 2 x 2 2 and F = x 1 2 + x 2 2 , respectively.
Let γ be a C 2 curve on x 1 x 3 plane, of type γ u = u , 0 , f u , where u I for an open interval I R + . Using helicoidal motion on γ , we can obtain the helicoidal surface M as:
X u , v = cos v sin v 0 sin v cos v 0 0 0 1 u 0 f u + 0 0 h v ,
with x 3 -axis and a pitch h R , so the parametric equation can be given in the form:
X u , v = u cos v , u sin v , f u + h v .
It is straightforward to see that the mean curvature H g 0 , the Gaussian curvature G g 0 , and the unit normal vector of helicoidal surface are:
H g 0 = u 2 + h 2 u f u + u 2 f 3 u + u 2 + 2 h 2 f u 2 u 2 f 2 u + u 2 + h 2 3 / 2 , G g 0 = u 3 f u f u h 2 u 2 f 2 u + u 2 + h 2 2 , N = h sin v u f u cos v , u f u sin v h cos v , u u 2 f 2 u + u 2 + h 2 1 / 2 .
Using Equations (3) and (4), the weighted mean curvature H φ g 0 and the weighted Gaussian curvature G φ g 0 are obtained as:
H φ g 0 = u 2 + h 2 u f u + u 2 2 u 4 f 3 u + u 2 + 2 h 2 2 u 4 2 h 2 u 2 f u 2 u 2 f 2 u + u 2 + h 2 3 / 2 , G φ g 0 = u 3 f u f u h 2 u 2 f 2 u + u 2 + h 2 2 + 4 .
We assume that M is a surface in a 3-dimensional complete manifold with density. By considering Equations (1)–(4), we can define the weighted mean curvature H φ g F and the weighted extrinsic curvature G φ g F as:
H φ g F = F H g 0 1 2 F N , φ N , F G φ g F = F 2 G g 0 2 F H g 0 N , F F 2 φ + N , φ N , F F + N , F 2 .
We obtain H φ g F and G φ g F for M as:
H φ g F = u 3 u 2 2 u 4 2 h 2 u 2 2 f u + 3 u 2 2 u 4 f 3 u + u u 2 + h 2 f u 2 u 2 f 2 u + u 2 + h 2 3 / 2 ,
G φ g F = u 2 4 h 4 + 4 u 4 + h 2 8 u 2 1 + h 2 6 u 2 + 3 + 2 u 2 + 3 u 4 f 2 u + 2 u 2 + u 4 f 4 u + u 2 u 2 + h 2 f u f u u 2 f 2 u + u 2 + h 2 2 .

3. Helicoidal Surfaces with Prescribed Weighted Mean or Weighted Extrinsic Curvature

In this section, we construct helicoidal surfaces with a prescribed weighted mean curvature and weighted extrinsic curvature in a 3-dimensional complete manifold with density e φ = e x 1 2 x 2 2 , where conformal factor F = x 1 2 + x 2 2 and x = x 1 , x 2 , x 3 R 3 .
Theorem 1.
Let γ u = u , 0 , f u be a profile curve of the helicoidal surface given by X u , v = u cos v , u sin v , f u + h v in the 3-dimensional complete manifold with density and H φ g F ( u ) be the weighted mean curvature at the point u , 0 , f u . Then, there exists a two-parameter family of the helicoidal surface given by the curves:
γ u , H φ g F ( u ) , h , c 1 , c 2 = u , 0 , f u ,
where:
f = ± u 2 + h 2 1 e u 2 u 4 e u 2 u 4 H φ g F d u + c 1 1 u 2 1 e u 2 u 4 e u 2 u 4 H φ g F d u + c 1 2 d u + c 2 .
Conversely, for a given smooth function H φ g F ( u ) , one can obtain the two-parameter family of curves γ u , H φ g F ( u ) , h , c 1 , c 2 being the two-parameter family of helicoidal surfaces, accepting H φ g F ( u ) as the weighted mean curvature h as a pitch.
Proof. 
Let us solve Equation (5), which is a second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation. If we apply:
Ψ = f u u 2 f 2 u + u 2 + h 2 ,
into the equation, then we obtain the first-order linear ordinary differential equation:
H φ g F = 2 u u 3 Ψ + u 2 2 Ψ .
Then, the general solution of Equation (8) is:
Ψ = 1 e u 2 u 4 e u 2 u 4 H φ g F d u + c 1 ,
where c 1 R . Using Equations (7) and (9), we obtain:
1 u 2 1 e u 2 u 4 e u 2 u 4 H φ g F d u + c 1 2 f 2 = u 2 + h 2 1 e u 2 u 4 e u 2 u 4 H φ g F d u + c 1 2 .
From the above equation, we obtain:
f = ± u 2 + h 2 Ψ 1 u 2 Ψ 2 .
By integrating Equation (11), we obtain:
f = ± u 2 + h 2 Ψ 1 u 2 Ψ 2 d u + c 2 ,
where c 2 R .
By contrast, for a given constant h R 0 , a real-valued smooth function H φ g F u defined on an open interval I R + and an arbitrary u 0 I , there exists an open subinterval u 0 I I and an open interval J R which contains:
c ˜ 1 = e u 2 u 4 H φ g F d u u 0 ,
such that:
S u , c 1 = 1 u 2 1 e u 2 u 4 e u 2 u 4 H φ g F d u + c 1 2 > 0 ,
for arbitrary u , c 1 . Since S u 0 , c ˜ 1 = 1 > 0 and S is continuous, S is positive on I × J R 2 . Thus, the two-parameter family of the curves can be given as:
γ u , H φ g F ( u ) , h , c 1 , c 2 = u , 0 , f u ,
where:
f = ± u 2 + h 2 1 e u 2 u 4 e u 2 u 4 H φ g F d u + c 1 1 u 2 1 e u 2 u 4 e u 2 u 4 H φ g F d u + c 1 2 d u + c 2 .
The following corollary is an immediate consequence of Theorem 1 and the definition of a minimal surface.
Corollary 1.
Let M be a minimal helicoidal surface in a complete manifold with density e φ . Then, M is an open part of either a helicoid or a surface parametrized by:
X u , v = u cos v , u sin v , ± c 1 u 2 + h 2 e 2 u 2 u 8 u 2 c 1 2 d u + c 2 + h v ,
where c 1 , c 2 R .
Example 1.
Consider a helicoidal surface with the weighted mean curvature:
H φ g F = 5 e u 2 u 4 2 e u 2 u 6 e u 2 u 4 ,
and the pitch h = 1 in a complete manifold with density. Using Equation (12), we get γ u . Thus, we obtain the parametrization of the surface as follows:
X u , v = u cos v , u sin v , 1 u 2 + v ,
and the figure of the domain:
0 < u < 1 4 < v < 4 ,
is given in Figure 1.
The difference between H φ g 0 and H φ g F of the helicoidal surface with density can be seen in Figure 2.
Example 2.
Consider a helicoidal surface with the weighted mean curvature:
H φ g F = 1 2 u 2 u 4 ,
and the pitch h = 1 in a complete manifold with density. Using Equation (12), we get γ u . Thus, we obtain the parametrization of the surface as follows:
X u , v = u cos v , u sin v , 1 + u 4 arctan 1 + u 2 1 + u 4 1 1 u 4 u 2 + v ,
and the figure of the domain:
2 < u < 10 5 < v < 5 ,
is given in Figure 3.
Theorem 2.
Let γ u = u , 0 , f u be a profile curve of the helicoidal surface given by X u , v = u cos v , u sin v , f u + h v in a 3-dimensional complete manifold with density and G φ g F ( u ) be the weighted extrinsic curvature at the point u , 0 , f u . Then, there exists a two-parameter family of the helicoidal surface, which is given by the curves:
γ u , G φ g F , h , c 1 , c 2 = u , 0 , ± e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 u + u 2 + h 2 B e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 u u 2 B 1 2 d u + c 2 ,
where:
B = e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 4 8 h 2 12 u 2 2 u 2 + h 2 + 2 u 2 G φ g F d u + c 1 ,
and c 1 and c 2 are constants. Conversely, for a given smooth function G φ g F , one can obtain the two-parameter family of curves γ u , G φ g F ( u ) , h , c 1 , c 2 , being the two-parameter family of the helicoidal surfaces, accepting G φ g F as the weighted extrinsic curvature h as a pitch.
Proof. 
Let’s solve the second-order nonlinear ordinary differantial Equation (6). We can rewrite Equation (6) as follows:
Φ + 5 h 2 + 6 u 2 4 h 2 u 2 4 u 4 2 u 3 + u h 2 Φ = 4 8 h 2 12 u 2 2 u 2 + h 2 + 2 u 2 G φ g F ,
where:
Φ = u f 2 u u u 2 f 2 u + u 2 + h 2 .
The general solution of Equation (13) is:
Φ = e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 4 8 h 2 12 u 2 2 u 2 + h 2 + 2 u 2 G φ g F d u + c 1 e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 ,
where c 1 R . Combining Equations (14) and (15), we get:
e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 u u 2 e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 4 8 h 2 12 u 2 2 u 2 + h 2 + 2 u 2 G φ g F d u + c 1 f 2 u = u e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 + u 2 + h 2 e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 4 8 h 2 12 u 2 2 u 2 + h 2 + 2 u 2 G φ g F d u + c 1 .
If we set:
B = e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 4 8 h 2 12 u 2 2 u 2 + h 2 + 2 u 2 G φ g F d u + c 1 ,
then:
f 2 = e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 u + u 2 + h 2 B e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 u u 2 B .
It follows that:
f u = ± e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 u + u 2 + h 2 B e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 u u 2 B 1 2 d u + c 2
where c 2 R .
Conversely, for a given h R and a smooth function G φ g F u , defined on an open interval I R + and an arbitrary u 0 I , there exists an open subinterval I I containing u 0 and an open interval J R containing:
c ˜ 1 = e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 4 8 h 2 12 u 2 2 u 2 + h 2 + 2 u 2 G φ g F d u u 0 ,
such that:
S u , c 1 = e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 u B > 0 ,
which is defined on I × J . Thus, a two-parameter family of the curves can be given as:
γ u , G φ g F , h , c 1 , c 2 = u , 0 , ± e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 u + u 2 + h 2 B e u 2 u 5 h 2 + 2 u 2 1 h 2 2 u u 2 B 1 2 d u + c 2 ,
where u , c 1 I × J ; c 2 , h R and G φ g F is a smooth function. ☐
Example 3.
Consider a helicoidal surface with the weighted extrinsic curvature:
G φ g F ( u ) = 4 + 11 u 2 + 14 u 4 + 4 u 6 2 + u 2 2 ,
in a complete manifold with density. Using Equation (17), we obtain f u = ln u for h = 1 , c 1 = 0 , c 2 = 0 and the parametrization of the surface as follows:
X u , v = u cos v , u sin v , ln u + v .
The figure of the surface of the domain:
0 < u < 3 4 < v < 4 ,
is given in Figure 4.
The difference between G φ g 0 and G φ g F of the helicoidal surface with density can be seen in Figure 5.

4. Conclusions and Future Work

In this paper, using the conformal factor function F = x 1 2 + x 2 2 , we constructed a helicoidal surface with a prescribed weighted mean curvature and Gaussian curvature in a complete manifold with a positive density function. Different helicoidal surfaces can be obtained in a complete manifold with density using different conformal factor functions. In addition, if conformal factor function F is bounded, a manifold is called a conformally flat space. Thus, by considering a bounded function, one can study helicoidal surface in a conformally flat space with density.

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Conflicts of Interest

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. The helicoidal surface with the weighted mean curvature.
Figure 1. The helicoidal surface with the weighted mean curvature.
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Figure 2. H φ g 0 (Green) and H φ g F (Blue).
Figure 2. H φ g 0 (Green) and H φ g F (Blue).
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Figure 3. The helicoidal surface with the weighted mean curvature.
Figure 3. The helicoidal surface with the weighted mean curvature.
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Figure 4. The helicoidal surface with the weighted Gaussian curvature.
Figure 4. The helicoidal surface with the weighted Gaussian curvature.
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Figure 5. G φ g 0 (Green) and G φ g F (Blue).
Figure 5. G φ g 0 (Green) and G φ g F (Blue).
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