Gauss equation with reversed curvature convention

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Here , the negative of the convention in the ordinary Gauss equation in a curved ambient manifold. Insert the Gauss formula and Weingarten formula into this definition and project tangentially to obtain the displayed identity. Positive sectional curvature uses with this convention. Thus a Euclidean surface still has Gaussian curvature ; reversing the operator sign without changing the slot order would give the wrong sign.

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