Bg. Konopelchenko, SURFACES OF REVOLUTION AND THEIR INTEGRABLE DYNAMICS VIA THE SCHRODINGER AND KDV EQUATIONS, Inverse problems, 12(4), 1996, pp. 13-18
Surfaces of revolution in the space S-3 of constant curvature K-0 are
shown to be associated with the one-dimensional Schrodinger equation.
Integrable deformations of surfaces of revolution are given by the KdV
and higher KdV equations which preserve the value of K-0. Spindle-sha
ped surfaces with finite area are considered. They are related to the
bound states for the Schrodinger equation and correspond to the discre
te values of K-0.