Bemerkungen zur allgemeinen Theorie der Flächen
The family of cones is one of typical models of non-cylindrical ruled surfaces. Among them, the circular cones are unique in the sense that their Gauss map satisfies a partial differential equation similar, though not identical, to one characterizing the so-called 1-type submanifolds. Specifically, for the Gauss map G of a circular cone, one has ΔG = f(G+C), where Δ is the Laplacian operator, f is a non-zero function and C is a constant vector. We prove that circular cones are characterized by being...
The Square Root Normal Field (SRNF), introduced by Jermyn et al. in [5], provides a way of representing immersed surfaces in , and equipping the set of these immersions with a “distance function" (to be precise, a pseudometric) that is easy to compute. Importantly, this distance function is invariant under reparametrizations (i.e., under self-diffeomorphisms of the domain surface) and under rigid motions of . Thus, it induces a distance function on the shape space of immersions, i.e., the space...
In the present paper we classify all surfaces in 3 with a canonical principal direction. Examples of this type of surfaces are constructed. We prove that the only minimal surface with a canonical principal direction in the Euclidean space 3 is the catenoid.
Soient une surface de l’espace euclidien et un ensemble de triangles euclidiens formant une approximation linéaire par morceaux de autour d’un point la courbure discrète ponctuelle au sommet de est, par définition, le quotient du défaut angulaire par la somme des aires des triangles ayant comme sommet. Un problème naturel est d’estimer la différence entre cette courbure discrète et la courbure lisse de en Nous présentons dans cet article des résultats obtenus dans [4], [5],...
This article extends to three dimensions results on the curvature of the conflict curve for pairs of convex sets of the plane, established by Siersma [3]. In the present case a conflict surface arises, equidistant from the given convex sets. The Gaussian, mean curvatures and the location of umbilic points on the conflict surface are determined here. Initial results on the Darbouxian type of umbilic points on conflict surfaces are also established. The results are expressed in terms of the principal...