Talk:Differential geometry of surfaces
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normal coordinates change ?
editThe following sentence :
== Taking a coordinate change from normal coordinates at p to normal coordinates at a nearby point q, yields the Sturm-Liouville equation satisfied by H(r,θ) = G(r,θ)½, discovered by Gauss and later generalised by Jacobi, Hrr = – K H. The Jacobian of this coordinate change at q is equal to Hr ==
is not clear. What is the link between a normal coordinate changes at p to q, and the equation Hrr = – K H. ? Why Hr is the Jacobian of this coordinate change ? Thank you for your explanations. 139.124.7.126 (talk) 17:06, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
- This classical computation is discussed for example in Berger's book. I'll give you a detailed explanation myslef, if I have time. Mathsci (talk) 13:50, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
Error in Surfaces of constant Gaussian curvature
editI think there's an error where the article claims that the surfaces of revolution obtained by revolving e^t or cosh(t) or sinh(t) have constant gaussian curvature -1. This would contradict Hilbert's theorem of no complete -1 curvature surfaces in E^3. The surfaces obtained are negatively curved, but not of constant negative curvature.
Definition of mean curvature utilizes undefined quantities E,F,G introduced later ?
editEarly in this article, section 'Curvature of surfaces in E^3', the definition of mean curvatures K.sub.m = (ET + GR -2FS) / (1+P^2+Q^2)^2 utilizes quantities not defined up to that point. I believe that (E,F,G) are the parameters of the first fundamental form introduced later in section "Line and area elements", or possibly the (e,f,g) of the second fundamental form.
I don't want to tamper with the article, but would the latest editor of this section or some other dispassionate soul kindly replace E,F,G with 1,0,1 (special case of the introductory discussion) or else define the quantities before they're used? / bruce_bush_nj /
"Ruled surfaces [...] have at least one straight line running through every point"
editIt is not enough to say that
Ruled surfaces are surfaces that have at least one straight line running through every point
because every point in every surface has at least one straight line running through it, for example, the line coinciding with the normal vector.
It would be more accurate to say
Ruled surfaces are surfaces that have, through each point, at least one straight line lying entirely within the surface.