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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2021 ii Paper 1 26F c Solution by
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For a chosen unit normal field , the second fundamental form isIn a local parametrization , its coefficients, up to the equivalent simultaneous sign convention, areThe Gaussian curvature is the determinant of the shape operator, henceTheorema Egregium states that is determined entirely by the first fundamental form. In particular, it is intrinsic and is preserved by every local isometry.
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