On minimal surfaces with Gaussian curvature analogous to Bianchi surfaces

We consider the local uniqueness of a catenoid under the condition for the Gaussian curvature analogous to Bianchi surfaces. More precisely, if a nonplanar minimal surface in R^3 has the Gaussian curvature K=-1/(U(u)+V(v))^2 for any functions U(u) and V(v) with respect to a line of curvature coordinate system (u,v), then it is part of a catenoid. To do this, we use the relation between a conformal line of curvature coordinate system and a Chebyshev coordinate system.

1. Introduction

2. Uniqueness of a catenoid

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