Isothermic submanifolds of symmetric $R$-spaces

Authors

F Burstall
N Donaldson
F Pedit, University of Massachusetts - AmherstFollow
U Pinkall

Publication Date

2010

Abstract

We extend the classical theory of isothermic surfaces in conformal 3-space, due to Bour, Christoffel, Darboux, Bianchi and others, to the more general context of submanifolds of symmetric $R$-spaces with essentially no loss of integrable structure.

Comments

This is the pre-published version harvested from arXiv.

Recommended Citation

Burstall, F; Donaldson, N; Pedit, F; and Pinkall, U, "Isothermic submanifolds of symmetric $R$-spaces" (2010). Mathematics and Statistics Department Faculty Publication Series. 1159.
Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/math_faculty_pubs/1159