文摘
We study the Gauss map G of surfaces of revolution in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space \({{\mathbb {E}}^3}\) with respect to the so-called Cheng–Yau operator \(\square \) acting on the functions defined on the surfaces. As a result, we establish the classification theorem that the only surfaces of revolution with Gauss map G satisfying \(\square G=AG\) for some \(3\times 3\) matrix A are the planes, right circular cones, circular cylinders, and spheres.