On the construction of polynomial minimal surfaces with Pythagorean normals

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Highlights:

• A novel approach to constructing polynomial minimal surfaces is presented.

• Minimal surfaces arise from Pythagorean triples of complex polynomials.

• They are Pythagorean-normal surfaces with isothermal parameterization.

• Generalization to minimal surfaces in non-isothermal parameterization is given.

• Cubic, quartic and quintic examples are presented and visualized.

摘要

•A novel approach to constructing polynomial minimal surfaces is presented.•Minimal surfaces arise from Pythagorean triples of complex polynomials.•They are Pythagorean-normal surfaces with isothermal parameterization.•Generalization to minimal surfaces in non-isothermal parameterization is given.•Cubic, quartic and quintic examples are presented and visualized.

论文关键词:Pythagorean–hodograph curves,Pythagorean–normal surfaces,Minimal surfaces,Enneper–Weierstrass parameterization,Plateau’s problem,Quaternions

论文评审过程:Received 4 March 2022, Revised 29 June 2022, Accepted 21 July 2022, Available online 8 August 2022, Version of Record 5 September 2022.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2022.127439