Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2026 / iii / Paper 115 / 1 / a

Let $\overline{\nabla }$ be the Euclidean connection and split the ambient tangent bundle along the embedded submanifold as $T{\mathbb{R}}^{n+m}{|}_M=TM\oplus NM$. The second fundamental form is the normal-bundle-valued bilinear formIt is symmetric because $\overline{\nabla }$ is torsion-free and the Lie bracket of tangent vector fields remains tangent:This is the symmetry of the second fundamental form.

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