Timelike Factorable Surfaces in Minkowski Space-Time

In this study, we discuss timelike factorable surfaces in Minkowski 4 - space 4 1 IE . We calculate Gaussian and mean curvatures of these surfaces and classify timelike flat and minimal factorable surfaces in Minkowski space-time.

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