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Gaussian curvature of a cone away from its vertex

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Every regular cone parametrized by X(r,t)=rc(t) has zero Gaussian curvature away from its vertex. Its unit normal is independent of r, while
Xrr​=0,Xrt​=c′(t)
(1)
is tangent, so two coefficients of the second fundamental form vanish and detII=0.

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