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Gaussian curvature of a ring torus (K=cosu/[b(a+bcosu)])

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For a ring torus of radii a>b>0, the Gaussian curvature is
K=b(a+bcosu)cosu​.
(1)
It is positive on the outer side, negative on the inner side and zero on the top and bottom circles. The sign contrast expresses two principal curvatures of the same sign outside and opposite signs inside.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2009 / ib / Paper 4 / 12G / Solution
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