Gauss curvature solitons on invariant surfaces in the homogeneous space Sol

Abstract

We classify invariant surfaces in the 3-dimensional solvable Lie group $\sol$ that act as solitons for the Gauss curvature flow. We consider solitons associated with the canonical basis of Killing vector fields $\{F_1,F_2,F_3\}$, where $F_1$ and $F_2$ generate horizontal translations and $F_3$ generates the scaling isometry. We establish rigidity results for $F_3$-invariant surfaces, proving that specific totally geodesic vertical planes are the only $F_1$- and $F_2$-solitons. For $F_1$-invariant surfaces, we establish the main geometric properties of $F_2$- and $F_3$-solitons in both the extrinsic and intrinsic Gauss curvature.

28 pages, 5 figures