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Gaussian curvature of a torus

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For a standard ring torus, Gaussian curvature is positive outside, negative inside, and zero along the top and bottom circles.
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Gaussian curvature of a torus
A ring torus with major radius R and minor radius r<R has parametrization
X(θ,ϕ)=((R+rcosθ)cosϕ,(R+rcosθ)sinϕ,rsinθ)
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and Gaussian curvature K(θ)=cosθ/[r(R+rcosθ)].

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