Foreword |
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Preface |
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Chapter I Basic Concepts and Results |
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1. The General Concept and Problems of Intrinsic Geometry |
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2. Gaussian Intrinsic Geometry |
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8 | (5) |
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13 | (4) |
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17 | (5) |
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5. Passage from Polyhedra to Arbitrary Surfaces |
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22 | (1) |
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6. A Manifold with an Intrinsic Metric |
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23 | (5) |
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7. Basic Concepts of Intrinsic Geometry |
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28 | (6) |
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34 | (4) |
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9. Characteristic Properties of the Intrinsic Metric |
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38 | (8) |
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10. Some Singularities of the Intrinsic Geometry of Convex Surfaces |
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46 | (6) |
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11. Theorems of the Intrinsic Geometry of Convex Surfaces |
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52 | (5) |
Chapter II General Propositions About Intrinsic Metrics |
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1. General Theorems on Rectifiable Curves |
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57 | (7) |
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2. General Theorems on Shortest Arcs |
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64 | (7) |
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3. The Nonoverlapping Condition for Shortest Arcs |
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71 | (2) |
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73 | (7) |
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5. General Properties of Convex Domains |
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80 | (3) |
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83 | (8) |
Chapter III Characteristic Properties of the Intrinsic Metric |
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91 | (30) |
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1. Convergence of the Metrics of Convergent Convex Surfaces |
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91 | (8) |
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2. The Convexity Condition for a Polyhedral Metric |
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99 | (9) |
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3. The Convexity Condition for the Metric of a Convex Surface |
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108 | (5) |
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4. Consequences of the Convexity Condition |
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113 | (8) |
Chapter IV The Angle |
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121 | (36) |
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1. General Theorems on Addition of Angles |
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121 | (7) |
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2. Theorems on Addition of Angles on Convex Surfaces |
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128 | (3) |
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3. The Angle of a Sector Bounded by Shortest Arcs |
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131 | (5) |
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4. On Convergence of Angles |
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136 | (5) |
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141 | (6) |
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6. The Spatial Meaning of the Angle between Shortest Arcs |
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147 | (10) |
Chapter V Curvature |
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157 | (40) |
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157 | (6) |
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2. The Area of a Spherical Image |
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163 | (11) |
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3. Generalization of the Gauss Theorem |
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174 | (7) |
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4. The Curvature of a Borel Set |
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181 | (5) |
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5. Directions in Which It Is Impossible to Draw a Shortest Arc |
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186 | (2) |
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6. Curvature as Measure of Non-Euclidicity of the Metric |
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188 | (9) |
Chapter VI Existence of a Convex Polyhedron with a Given Metric |
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197 | (38) |
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1. On Determining a Metric from a Development |
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197 | (7) |
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2. The Idea of the Proof of the Realization Theorem |
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204 | (6) |
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3. Small Deformations of a Polyhedron |
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210 | (3) |
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4. Deformation of a Convex Polyhedral Angle |
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213 | (5) |
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218 | (4) |
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6. Realizability of the Metrics Close to Realized Metrics |
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222 | (3) |
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7. Smooth Passage from a Given Metric to a Realizable Metric |
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225 | (8) |
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8. Proof of the Realizability Theorem |
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233 | (2) |
Chapter VII Existence of a Closed Convex Surface |
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235 | (42) |
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1. The Result and the Method of Proof |
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235 | (6) |
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2. The Main Lemma on Convex Triangles |
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241 | (8) |
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3. Corollaries of the Main Lemma on Convex Triangles |
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249 | (3) |
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4. The Complete Angle at a Point |
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252 | (6) |
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5. Curvature and Two Related Estimates |
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258 | (4) |
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6. Approximation of a Metric of Positive Curvature |
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262 | (7) |
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7. Realization of a Metric of Positive Curvature Given on a Sphere |
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269 | (8) |
Chapter VIII Other Existence Theorems |
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277 | (24) |
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277 | (4) |
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2. Application of the Gluing Theorem to the Realization Theorems |
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281 | (3) |
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3. Realizability of a Complete Metric of Positive Curvature |
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284 | (4) |
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4. Manifolds on Which a Metric of Positive Curvature Can Be Given |
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288 | (7) |
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5. The Question of the Uniqueness of a Convex Surface with a Given Metric |
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295 | (3) |
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6. Various Definitions of a Metric of Positive Curvature |
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298 | (3) |
Chapter IX Curves on Convex Surfaces |
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301 | (40) |
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1. The Direction of a Curve |
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301 | (7) |
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308 | (8) |
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3. The General Gluing Theorem |
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316 | (4) |
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320 | (6) |
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326 | (6) |
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332 | (9) |
Chapter X Area |
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341 | (24) |
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1. The Intrinsic Definition of Area |
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341 | (9) |
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2. The Extrinsic-Geometric Meaning of Area |
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350 | (6) |
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3. Extremal Properties of Pyramids and Cones |
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356 | (9) |
Chapter XI The Role of Specific Curvature |
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365 | (28) |
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1. Intrinsic Geometry of a Surface |
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365 | (11) |
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2. Intrinsic Geometry of a Surface of Bounded Specific Curvature |
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376 | (10) |
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3. The Shape of a Convex Surface Depending on Its Curvature |
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386 | (7) |
Chapter XII Generalization |
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393 | (16) |
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1. Convex Surfaces in Spaces of Constant Curvature |
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393 | (5) |
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2. Realization Theorems in Spaces of Constant Curvature |
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398 | (4) |
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3. Surfaces of Indefinite Curvature |
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402 | (7) |
Appendix Basics of Convex Bodies |
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409 | (16) |
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1. Convex Domains and Curves |
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409 | (2) |
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2. Convex Bodies. A Supporting Plane |
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411 | (3) |
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414 | (1) |
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4. Topological Types of Convex Bodies |
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415 | (3) |
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5. A Convex Polyhedron and the Convex Hull |
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418 | (3) |
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6. On Convergence of Convex Surfaces |
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421 | (4) |
Index |
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