Minimal Surfaces from Monopoles
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The geometry of minimal surfaces generated by charge 2 Bogomolny monopoles on R is described in terms of the moduli space parameter k. We find that the distribution of Gaussian curvature on the surface reflects the monopole structure. This is elucidated by the behaviour of the Gauss maps of the minimal surfaces. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification. Primary 53A10; Secondary 53C07, 81T13 §
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