Darboux transformations of spacelike curves in the Lorentz-Minkowski plane

Abstract

This paper concerns (Lorentz-)Darboux transformations in the Lorentz-Minkowski plane ${\mathbb{R}}^{1,1}$. We use the Penrose diagram for conformal compactification and show some unique properties of Darboux transformations of spacelike curves in ${\mathbb{R}}^{1,1}$, especially with regard to singularities and blowup. Finally, we make some comments on Darboux transformation of type-changing curves.

10 pages, 8 figures