(a) What is the Gaussian curvature of a surface point? How is it used to categorize surface points? Draw a picture for each type of surface points. (b) What is the indicatrix of Dupin?
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It is determined by the curvature in both principal directions at that point. To categorize surface points based on Gaussian curvature, we can use the following criteria: Show more…
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