Local isometric immersions of pseudospherical surfaces described by a class of third order differential equations

Abstract

We discuss a specific type of pseudospherical surfaces defined by a class of third order differential equations, of the form $u_t - u_{xxt} = \lambda u^2 u_{xxx} + G(u, u_x, u_{xx})$, and poses a question about the dependence of the triples $\{a,b,c\}$ of the second fundamental form in the context of local isometric immersion in $\mathbb{E}^3$. It is demonstrated that the triples $\{a,b,c\}$ of the second fundamental form are not influenced by a jet of finite order of $u$. Instead, they are shown to rely on a jet of order zero, making them universal and not reliant on the specific solution chosen for $u$.