Osculating Mate of a Curve in Minkowski 3-Space

In this paper, we introduce and develop the concept of osculating curve pairs in the three-dimensional Minkowski space. By defining a vector lying in the intersection of osculating planes of two non-lightlike curves, we characterize osculating mates based on their Frenet frames. We then derive the transformation matrix between these frames and investigate the curvature and torsion relations under varying causal characterizations of the curves—timelike and spacelike. Furthermore, we determine the conditions under which these generalized osculating pairs reduce to well-known curve pairs such as Bertrand, Mannheim, and Bäcklund pairs. Our results extend existing theories by unifying several known curve pair classifications under a single geometric framework in Lorentzian space.

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2025-06-16
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https://doi.org/10.3390/axioms14060468
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Osculating Mate of a Curve in Minkowski 3-Space

Mustafa Özdemir, İskender Öztürk, Hasan Çakır
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Osculating Mate of a Curve in Minkowski 3-Space

Mustafa Özdemir, İskender Öztürk, Hasan Çakır
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In this paper, we introduce and develop the concept of osculating curve pairs in the three-dimensional Minkowski space. By defining a vector lying in the intersection of osculating planes of two non-lightlike curves, we characterize osculating mates based on their Frenet frames. We then derive the transformation matrix between these frames and investigate the curvature and torsion relations under varying causal characterizations of the curves—timelike and spacelike. Furthermore, we determine the conditions under which these generalized osculating pairs reduce to well-known curve pairs such as Bertrand, Mannheim, and Bäcklund pairs. Our results extend existing theories by unifying several known curve pair classifications under a single geometric framework in Lorentzian space.

AxiomsVol. 14(6)
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (TR), Akdeniz University (TR), Mi̇lli̇ Eği̇ti̇m Bakanliği (TR)
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