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Curvature of the round unit sphere

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Geometry and topology Differential geometry Gauss map Second fundamental form Gauss equation Sectional curvature
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With outward normal N(x)=x, the unit sphere has A(X,Y)=−⟨X,Y⟩N. The Gauss equation therefore gives sectional curvature one on every tangent two-plane.

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