Rafael López
University of Granada, Spain

The catenary is the shape of a hanging chain suspended from its endpoints. In this talk, we will give some topics around the catenary curve, such as its extension to higher dimensions and the study of catenaries in other ambient spaces. As a special interest, we focus on the axisymmetric singular minimal surfaces, which are models of domes and roofs. We will discuss if catenary rotation surfaces and paraboloids can be candidates for models of domes.