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1 | (46) |
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1.1 Curvature and the Frenet-Serret Formulas |
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3 | (3) |
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6 | (1) |
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1.3 The Total Curvature of a Closed Plane Curve |
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7 | (3) |
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10 | (3) |
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1.5 The Natural Equation of a Plane Curve |
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13 | (1) |
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1.6 Whitney-Graustein Theorem |
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14 | (1) |
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1.7 Tube Area and Steiner's Formula |
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15 | (1) |
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1.8 The Envelope of a Family of Curves |
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16 | (5) |
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21 | (2) |
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1.10 Isoperimetric Inequality |
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23 | (3) |
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1.11 Affine Unimodular Differential Geometry |
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26 | (3) |
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1.12 Projective Differential Geometry |
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29 | (4) |
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1.13 The Measure of the Set of Lines Intersecting a Given Curve |
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33 | (3) |
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1.14 Solutions of Problems |
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36 | (11) |
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47 | (18) |
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2.1 Curvature and Torsion: The Frenet-Serret Formulas |
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47 | (4) |
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51 | (2) |
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2.3 Total Curvature of a Closed Curve |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (1) |
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2.5 The Frenet-Serret Formulas in Many-Dimensional Space |
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56 | (1) |
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2.6 Solutions of Problems |
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57 | (8) |
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65 | (80) |
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3.1 The First Quadratic Form |
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66 | (2) |
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3.2 The Darboux Frame of a Curve on a Surface |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (2) |
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3.4 The Second Quadratic Form |
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72 | (3) |
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75 | (2) |
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3.6 Gaussian Curvature and Differential Forms |
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77 | (3) |
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3.7 The Gauss-Bonnet Theorem |
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80 | (4) |
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84 | (3) |
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3.9 The Spherical Gauss Map |
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87 | (1) |
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3.10 The Geodesic Equation |
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88 | (1) |
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3.11 Parallel Transport Along a Curve |
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89 | (3) |
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3.12 Covariant Differentiation |
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92 | (5) |
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3.13 The Gauss and Codazzi-Mainardi Equations |
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97 | (2) |
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3.14 Riemann Curvature Tensor |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (4) |
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3.16 Lines of Curvature and Asymptotic Lines |
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104 | (4) |
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108 | (3) |
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3.18 The First Variation Formula |
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111 | (2) |
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3.19 The Second Variation Formula |
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113 | (3) |
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3.20 Jacobi Vector Fields and Conjugate Points |
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116 | (6) |
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3.21 Jacobi's Theorem on a Normal Spherical Image |
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122 | (2) |
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3.22 Surfaces of Constant Gaussian Curvature |
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124 | (3) |
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3.23 Rigidity (Unbendability) of the Sphere |
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127 | (2) |
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3.24 Convex Surfaces: Hadamard's Theorem |
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129 | (1) |
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3.25 The Laplace-Beltrami Operator |
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129 | (5) |
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3.26 Solutions of Problems |
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134 | (11) |
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4 Hypersurfaces in Rn+1: Connections |
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145 | (24) |
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4.1 The Weingarten Operator |
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145 | (3) |
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4.2 Connections on Hypersurfaces |
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148 | (1) |
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4.3 Geodesies on Hypersurfaces |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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4.5 Minimal Hypersurfaces |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (1) |
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4.7 Connections on Vector Bundles |
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153 | (3) |
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156 | (3) |
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4.9 The Curvature Tensor and the Torsion Tensor |
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159 | (4) |
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4.10 The Curvature Matrix of a Connection |
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163 | (4) |
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4.11 Solutions of Problems |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (42) |
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5.1 Levi-Civita Connection |
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169 | (2) |
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5.2 Symmetries of the Riemann Tensor |
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171 | (2) |
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5.3 Geodesies on Riemannian Manifolds |
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173 | (2) |
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5.4 The Hopf-Rinow Theorem |
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175 | (3) |
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5.5 The Existence of Complete Riemannian Metrics |
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178 | (2) |
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5.6 Covariant Differentiation of Tensors |
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180 | (3) |
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183 | (3) |
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186 | (1) |
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5.9 Riemannian Submanifolds |
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187 | (4) |
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5.10 Totally Geodesic Submanifolds |
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191 | (1) |
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5.11 Jacobi Fields and Conjugate Points |
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192 | (5) |
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5.12 Product of Riemannian Manifolds |
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197 | (2) |
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199 | (1) |
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5.14 Commutator and Curvature |
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200 | (5) |
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5.15 Solutions of Problems |
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205 | (6) |
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211 | (34) |
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6.1 Lie Groups and Algebras |
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211 | (7) |
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6.2 Adjoint Representation and the Killing Form |
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218 | (2) |
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6.3 Connections and Metrics on Lie Groups |
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220 | (3) |
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6.4 Maurer-Cartan Equations |
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223 | (2) |
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6.5 Invariant Integration on a Compact Lie Group |
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225 | (3) |
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228 | (4) |
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6.7 Infinitesimal Isometries |
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232 | (3) |
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235 | (4) |
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239 | (2) |
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6.10 Solutions of Problems |
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241 | (4) |
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7 Comparison Theorems, Curvature and Topology, and Laplacian |
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245 | (12) |
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7.1 The Simplest Comparison Theorems |
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245 | (2) |
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7.2 The Cartan-Hadamard Theorem |
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247 | (2) |
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7.3 Manifolds of Positive Curvature |
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249 | (2) |
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7.4 Manifolds of Constant Curvature |
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251 | (2) |
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253 | (2) |
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7.6 Solutions of Problems |
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255 | (2) |
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257 | (4) |
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8.1 Differentiation of Determinants |
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257 | (1) |
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8.2 Jacobi Identity for the Commutator of Vector Fields |
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258 | (1) |
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8.3 The Differential of a 1 - Form |
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259 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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261 | (4) |
Index |
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