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Q79Section II (Mathematics)79 of 190

Gaussian curvature as the ratio of the two fundamental form determinants

Let the first and second fundamental form of a surface patch are E du2+2F du dv+G dv2E\,du^2+2F\,du\,dv+G\,dv^2 and L du2+2M du dv+N dv2L\,du^2+2M\,du\,dv+N\,dv^2 respectively. Then the Gaussian curvature of the patch is:

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