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Curvature of the round unit sphere
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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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