 Euclidean invariance of the shape operator (source code)

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= Euclidean invariance of the shape operator

For a <proper Euclidean motion of Euclidean three-space> $E(x)=Ax+b$, transport the <unit normal> by $\widetilde N(E(p))=AN(p)$. The corresponding shape operators are orthogonally conjugate:
$$
\widetilde S_{E(p)}=A S_p A^{-1}.
$$
Their <determinant> and <matrix trace>[trace], hence <Gaussian curvature> and <mean curvature>, are unchanged.

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