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Curvatures of a parametrized surface of revolution

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Put q=(f′2+g′2)1/2 for the profile parametrization
X(u,v)=(f(v)cosu,f(v)sinu,g(v)).
(1)
With unit normal N=(−g′cosu,−g′sinu,f′)/q, the principal curvatures are
k1​=fqg′​,k2​=q3f′g′′−g′f′′​.
(2)
Consequently H=(k1​+k2​)/2 and K=k1​k2​.

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