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Weingarten formula (DX​ξ=−Aξ​X+∇X⊥​ξ)

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Area of mathematics Geometry and topology Differential geometry Second fundamental form Shape operator Shape operator in a normal direction
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The Weingarten formula decomposes the ambient derivative of a normal field into a tangential shape operator term and the normal connection. The minus sign corresponds to ⟨Aξ​X,Y⟩=⟨II(X,Y),ξ⟩. For the outward unit normal of a unit sphere, Aξ​=−I with this convention.

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