Euclidean invariance of the shape operator

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Euclidean invariance of the shape operator by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
For a proper Euclidean motion of Euclidean three-space , transport the unit normal by . The corresponding shape operators are orthogonally conjugate:
Their determinant and trace, hence Gaussian curvature and mean curvature, are unchanged.

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