Abstract
We study geometric properties of caustics of pseudo-spherical surfaces, that is, surfaces with constant negative Gaussian curvature -1 in the Euclidean 3-space
Funding source: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Award Identifier / Grant number: JP19K14533
Award Identifier / Grant number: JP22K13914
Award Identifier / Grant number: JP20H01801
Award Identifier / Grant number: JP22KK0034
Award Identifier / Grant number: JPJSBP1 20190103
Funding statement: The author was partially supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers JP19K14533, JP22K13914, JP20H01801 and JP22KK0034 and the Japan–Brazil bilateral project JPJSBP1 20190103.
Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank Professors Shoichi Fujimori, Wayne Rossman and Kentaro Saji for fruitful discussions and comments. He also thanks Shin Kaneda and Masahiro Kawamata for their valuable comments. The author thanks the referees for useful suggestions and comments.
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