A new characterization of the sphere in R 3

Thomas Hasanis

Annales Polonici Mathematici (1980)

  • Volume: 38, Issue: 1, page 47-49
  • ISSN: 0066-2216

Abstract

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Let M be a closed connected surface in R 3 with positive Gaussian curvature K and let K I I be the curvature of its second fundamental form. It is shown that M is a sphere if K I I = c H K r , for some constants c and r, where H is the mean curvature of M.

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Thomas Hasanis. "A new characterization of the sphere in $R^3$." Annales Polonici Mathematici 38.1 (1980): 47-49. <http://eudml.org/doc/265975>.

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