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We complete the classification of surfaces with parallel second fundamental form in all three-dimensional homogeneous spaces.
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The second named author is a postdoctoral researcher of the Research Foundation—Flanders (FWO).
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Inoguchi, Ji., Van der Veken, J. A complete classification of parallel surfaces in three-dimensional homogeneous spaces. Geom Dedicata 131, 159–172 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-007-9222-0
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