Biminimal Curves in Euclidean Spaces

We study with biminimal curves, that is curves which are critical points of the bienergy for normal variations. We give a description of the Euler-Lagrange equation associated to biminimal curves on a Riemannian manifold. We describe curves of AW(k) type of Euclidean n-space E n . We show that every biminimal curves of E n are of AW(1)-type. We also show that λ-biminimal curves of E n are of AW(3)-type.