We say that a parametrization ϕ:U→S⊂R3 of a smooth surface S is isothermal if the coefficients of the first fundamental form satisfy F=0 and E=G=λ(u,v)2, for some smooth non-vanishing function λ on U. For an isothermal parametrization, prove that
ϕuu+ϕvv=2λ2HN
where N denotes the unit normal vector and H the mean curvature, which you may assume is given by the formula
H=2λ2g+e
where g=−⟨Nu,ϕu⟩ and e=−⟨Nv,ϕv⟩ are coefficients in the second fundamental form.
Given a parametrization ϕ(u,v)=(x(u,v),y(u,v),z(u,v)) of a surface S⊂R3, we consider the complex valued functions on U :
θ1=xu−ixv,θ2=yu−iyv,θ3=zu−izv
Show that ϕ is isothermal if and only if θ12+θ22+θ32=0. If ϕ is isothermal, show that S is a minimal surface if and only if θ1,θ2,θ3 are holomorphic functions of the complex variable ζ=u+iv
Consider the holomorphic functions on D:=C\R⩾0 (with complex coordinate ζ=u+iv on C) given by
θ1:=21(1−ζ−2),θ2:=−2i(1+ζ−2),θ3:=−ζ−1
Find a smooth map ϕ(u,v)=(x(u,v),y(u,v),z(u,v)):D→R3 for which ϕ(−1,0)=0 and the θi defined by (2) satisfy the equations (1). Show furthermore that ϕ extends to a smooth map ϕ~:C∗→R3. If w=x+iy is the complex coordinate on C, show that