An Application of the Moving Frame Method to Integral Geometry in the Heisenberg Group

作者:Chiu, Hung-Lin*; Huang, Yen-Chang; Lai, Sin-Hua
来源:Symmetry Integrability and Geometry-Methods and Applications, 2017, 13: 097.
DOI:10.3842/SIGMA.2017.097

摘要

We show the fundamental theorems of curves and surfaces in the 3-dimensional Heisenberg group and find a complete set of invariants for curves and surfaces respectively. The proofs are based on Cartan's method of moving frames and Lie group theory. As an application of the main theorems, a Crofton-type formula is proved in terms of p-area which naturally arises from the variation of volume. The application makes a connection between CR geometry and integral geometry.

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