Curvature Computations of 2-Manifolds in $\mathbb{R}^k$

Curvature Computations of 2-Manifolds in $\mathbb{R}^k$

Year:    2003

Author:    Guo-Liang Xu, Chandrajit L. Bajaj

Journal of Computational Mathematics, Vol. 21 (2003), Iss. 5 : pp. 681–688

Abstract

In this paper, we provide simple and explicit formulas for computing Riemannian curvatures, mean curvature vectors, principal curvatures and principal directions for a 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold embedded in $R^k$ with $k\geq3$.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/2003-JCM-10246

Journal of Computational Mathematics, Vol. 21 (2003), Iss. 5 : pp. 681–688

Published online:    2003-01

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Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    8

Keywords:    Riemannian curvature Mean curvature vector Principal curvatures Principal directions.

Author Details

Guo-Liang Xu

Chandrajit L. Bajaj