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  2. Curvature - Wikipedia

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    The normal curvature, k n, is the curvature of the curve projected onto the plane containing the curve's tangent T and the surface normal u; the geodesic curvature, k g, is the curvature of the curve projected onto the surface's tangent plane; and the geodesic torsion (or relative torsion), τ r, measures the rate of change of the surface ...

  3. Kappa curve - Wikipedia

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    The kappa curve has two vertical asymptotes. In geometry, the kappa curve or Gutschoven's curve is a two-dimensional algebraic curve resembling the Greek letter ϰ (kappa).The kappa curve was first studied by Gérard van Gutschoven around 1662.

  4. Frenet–Serret formulas - Wikipedia

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    The first Frenet-Serret formula holds by the definition of the normal N and the curvature κ, and the third Frenet-Serret formula holds by the definition of the torsion τ. Thus what is needed is to show the second Frenet-Serret formula. Since T, N, B are orthogonal unit vectors with B = T × N, one also has T = N × B and N = B × T.

  5. Einstein field equations - Wikipedia

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    The Einstein field equations (EFE) may be written in the form: [5] [1] + = EFE on the wall of the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave in Leiden, Netherlands. where is the Einstein tensor, is the metric tensor, is the stress–energy tensor, is the cosmological constant and is the Einstein gravitational constant.

  6. Einstein tensor - Wikipedia

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    In index-free notation it is defined as =, where is the Ricci tensor, is the metric tensor and is the scalar curvature, which is computed as the trace of the Ricci tensor by ⁠ = ⁠. In component form, the previous equation reads as G μ ν = R μ ν − 1 2 g μ ν R . {\displaystyle G_{\mu \nu }=R_{\mu \nu }-{1 \over 2}g_{\mu \nu }R.}

  7. Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric - Wikipedia

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    k is a constant representing the curvature of the space. There are two common unit conventions: k may be taken to have units of length −2, in which case r has units of length and a(t) is unitless. k is then the Gaussian curvature of the space at the time when a(t) = 1.

  8. Euler–Bernoulli beam theory - Wikipedia

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    The first four modes of a vibrating freefree Euler-Bernoulli beam. A freefree beam is a beam without any supports. [ 6 ] The boundary conditions for a freefree beam of length L {\displaystyle L} extending from x = 0 {\displaystyle x=0} to x = L {\displaystyle x=L} are given by:

  9. Gauss–Bonnet theorem - Wikipedia

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    In the mathematical field of differential geometry, the Gauss–Bonnet theorem (or Gauss–Bonnet formula) is a fundamental formula which links the curvature of a surface to its underlying topology. In the simplest application, the case of a triangle on a plane , the sum of its angles is 180 degrees. [ 1 ]