Abstract
Our aim in the present article is to introduce and study new types of Our aim in the present article is to introduce and study new types of retractions of some curves in Minkowski 3-space. Types of the deformation retracts of some curves in Minkowski 3-space are obtained. The relations between the foldings and the deformation retracts of some curves are deduced. Types of minimal retractions of some curves in Minkowski 3-space are also presented. Also, the isometric and topological folding in each case and the relation between the deformation retracts after and before folding have been obtained. New types of homotopy maps are deduced. The connection between the retractions and time like, space like, light like of some curves in Minkowski 3-space are also presented.