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

With the curvature convention $R(X,Y)Z={\nabla }_X{\nabla }_{Y}Z-{\nabla }_Y{\nabla }_{X}Z-{\nabla }_{[X,Y]}Z$, the Gauss equation for a Euclidean embedded submanifold isThe Codazzi equation iswhere the derivative uses the Levi-Civita connection on tangent arguments and the normal connection on the value of $A$.

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