## Illinois Journal of Mathematics

### Simple factor dressings and Bianchi–Bäcklund transformations

#### Abstract

In this paper, we directly show the known equivalence of simple factor dressings of extended frames and the classical Bianchi–Bäcklund transformations for constant mean curvature surfaces. In doing so, we show how the parameters of classical Bianchi–Bäcklund transformations can be incorporated into the simple factor dressings method.

#### Article information

Source
Illinois J. Math., Volume 63, Number 4 (2019), 619-631.

Dates
Revised: 9 August 2019
First available in Project Euclid: 19 November 2019

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ijm/1574154086

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1215/00192082-7988989

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR4032817

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
07136349

#### Citation

Cho, Joseph; Ogata, Yuta. Simple factor dressings and Bianchi–Bäcklund transformations. Illinois J. Math. 63 (2019), no. 4, 619--631. doi:10.1215/00192082-7988989. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ijm/1574154086

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