Characterization of quadric surfaces in terms of coordinate finite type Gauss map

Abstract

In this article, we introduce an important class of surfaces, namely, quadrics in the Euclidean 3-space $\mathbb{E}^{3}$. We prove that planes, spheres and circular cylinders are the only quadric surfaces whose Gauss map $\boldsymbol{G}$ satisfies a relation of the form $\Delta^{I}\boldsymbol{G}= M \boldsymbol{G}$, where $M$ is a square matrix of order 3 and $\Delta^{I}$ is the Laplace-Beltrami operator corresponding to the first fundamental form $I$ of the surface.