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Open surfaces with congruent geodesics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

Charlambos Charitos
Affiliation:
University of CreteDepartment of MathematicsIraklion P. O. Box 1470, Greece
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Abstract

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The aim of this paper is to prove the Theorem: Let M be a complete non compact surface without boundary in the euclidean space 3. We suppose that all geodesies of M are congruent. Then M is an affine plane in 3.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1995

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