• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.61 no.4
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• pp.761-778
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• 2024

A separable minimal surface is represented by the form of f(x) + g(y) + h(z) = 0, where f, g and h are real-valued functions of x, y and z, respectively. We provide exact equations for separable minimal surfaces with elliptic functions that are singly, doubly and triply periodic minimal surfaces and completely classify all them. In particular, parameters in the separable minimal surfaces change the shape of the surfaces, such as fundamental periods and its limit behavior, within the form f(x) + g(y) + h(z) = 0.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.49 no.5
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• pp.1089-1099
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• 2012

We construct three kinds of complete embedded singly-periodic minimal surfaces in $\mathbb{H}^2{\times}\mathbb{R}$. The first one is a 1-parameter family of minimal surfaces which is asymptotic to a horizontal plane and a vertical plane; the second one is a 2-parameter family of minimal surfaces which has a fundamental piece of finite total curvature and is asymptotic to a finite number of vertical planes; the last one is a 2-parameter family of minimal surfaces which fill $\mathbb{H}^2{\times}\mathbb{R}$ by finite Scherk's towers.

• Journal of the Chungcheong Mathematical Society
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.1-15
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• 2021

In the recent papers, S'anchez-Reyes [Appl. Math. Model. 40 (2016), 1676-1682] described the method for finding a minimal surface through a geodesic, and Li et al. [Appl. Math. Model. 37 (2013), 6415-6424] studied the approximation of minimal surfaces with a geodesic from Dirichlet function. In the present article, we consider an isoparametric surface generated by Frenet frame of a curve introduced by Wang et al. [Comput. Aided Des. 36 (2004), 447-459], and give the necessary and sufficient condition to satisfy both geodesic of the curve and minimality of the surface. From this, we construct minimal surfaces in terms of constant curvature and torsion of the curve. As a result, we present a new approach for constructions of the minimal surfaces from a prescribed closed geodesic and unclosed geodesic, and show some new examples of minimal surfaces with a circle and a helix as a geodesic. Our approach can be used in design of minimal surfaces from geodesics.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.48 no.5
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• pp.1083-1100
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• 2011

We show that some class of spacelike maximal surfaces and timelike minimal surfaces match smoothly across the singular curve of the surfaces. Singular Bj$\"{o}$rling representation formulae for generalized spacelike maximal surfaces and for generalized timelike minimal surfaces play important roles in the explanation of this phenomenon.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.45-78
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• 2008

Theory of minimal surfaces has always been in the center of differential geometry. The most difficult part in minimal surfaces is how to find meaningful examples. In this paper we survey the history of search for minimal surfaces. We also introduce examples of recently emerging maximal surfaces in the Lorentz-Minkowski space and compare the processes in the search for the minimal and the maximal surfaces.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.55 no.6
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• pp.1459-1468
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• 2018

We show that an umbilic-free minimal surface in ${\mathbb{R}}^3$ belongs to the associate family of the catenoid if and only if the geodesic curvatures of its lines of curvature have a constant ratio. As a corollary, the helicoid is shown to be the unique umbilic-free minimal surface whose lines of curvature have the same geodesic curvature. A similar characterization of the deformation family of minimal surfaces with planar lines of curvature is also given.

• Journal of the Chungcheong Mathematical Society
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.219-224
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• 2006

In this article, we prove that a properly embedded minimal surface in $R^3$ of genus zero must be one of Riemann's minimal examples if outside of a solid cylinder it is the union of planar ends with the same torques at all integer heights.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.57 no.1
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• pp.1-19
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• 2020

Using the complex parabolic rotations of holomorphic null curves in ℂ⁴ we transform minimal surfaces in Euclidean space ℝ³ to a family of degenerate minimal surfaces in Euclidean space ℝ⁴. Applying our deformation to holomorphic null curves in ℂ³ induced by helicoids in ℝ³, we discover new minimal surfaces in ℝ⁴ foliated by hyperbolas or straight lines. Applying our deformation to holomorphic null curves in ℂ³ induced by catenoids in ℝ³, we rediscover the Hoffman-Osserman catenoids in ℝ⁴ foliated by ellipses or circles.

• Journal of the Chungcheong Mathematical Society
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.313-318
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• 2006

In this paper, we study harmonic mappings related to the nonparametric minimal surfaces that lie over the upper halfplane.

• Korean Journal of Mathematics
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.285-289
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• 1999

In this paper, we estimate the total curvature of non-parametric minimal surfaces by using the properties of univalent harmonic mappings defined on ${\Delta}=\{z:{\mid}z:{\mid}>1\}$.