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NULL CARTAN CURVES IN STRICT WALKER THREE-MANIFOLDS

Burçin Doğan(MALATYA TURGUT OZAL UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-8386-213X
Pages
114–122
Publication Date
2026-10-25
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Examples illustrate these results in flat and non-flat strict Walker metrics.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this paper, we study null Cartan curves in strict Walker three-manifolds on intervals where their tangent is not proportional to the distinguished parallel null vector field.
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Key Findings & Data:An adapted null frame yields a scalar function $\varphi=y''-\frac12 f_y$ that governs the acceleration and the Cartan frame.
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⚙️Variables:Walker manifold · null eğri · Cartan çatı

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In this paper, we study null Cartan curves in strict Walker three-manifolds on intervals where their tangent is not proportional to the distinguished parallel null vector field. On such intervals, a null curve is determined locally by its transverse coordinate. An adapted null frame yields a scalar function $\varphi=y''-\frac12 f_y$ that governs the acceleration and the Cartan frame. We determine the pseudo-arc parameter and Cartan curvature explicitly in terms of $\varphi$ and characterize the curves with vanishing Cartan curvature. A local correspondence with null Cartan curves in Minkowski three-space preserves the pseudo-arc parameter and curvature. We also construct curves with any prescribed smooth Cartan curvature through an arbitrary point and describe the resulting equations for plane-wave profiles. Examples illustrate these results in flat and non-flat strict Walker metrics.

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Bu çalışmada, strict Walker üç-manifoldlarında, teğet vektörleri ayırt edilmiş paralel null vektör alanıyla orantılı olmayan aralıklar üzerinde null Cartan eğrileri incelenmektedir. Bu aralıklarda bir null eğri, transversal koordinatı aracılığıyla yerel olarak belirlenmektedir. Uyarlanmış bir null çatı yardımıyla, ivmeyi ve Cartan çatısını belirleyen \(\varphi=y''-\frac12 f_y\) skaler fonksiyonu elde edilmektedir. Pseudo-arc parametresi ve Cartan eğriliği, \(\varphi\) cinsinden açık olarak hesaplanmakta ve Cartan eğriliği sıfır olan eğriler karakterize edilmektedir. Minkowski üç-uzayındaki null Cartan eğrileriyle pseudo-arc parametresini ve Cartan eğriliğini koruyan yerel bir karşılıklılık kurulmaktadır. Ayrıca, verilen herhangi bir düzgün Cartan eğrilik fonksiyonuna sahip eğriler, seçilen herhangi bir noktadan geçecek şekilde yerel olarak inşa edilmekte ve plane wave metrikleri için elde edilen denklemler incelenmektedir. Son olarak, düz ve düz olmayan strict Walker metriklerinde verilen örneklerle sonuçlar açıklanmaktadır.

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Doğan, B. (2026). NULL CARTAN CURVES IN STRICT WALKER THREE-MANIFOLDS. Journal of Universal Mathematics, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2, 114–122. https://doi.org/10.33773/jum.2058648

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