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Miklos Schweitzer 1967_9

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October 6, 2008
calculusderivativesymmetryadvanced fieldsadvanced fields unsolved

Problem Statement

Let F F be a surface of nonzero curvature that can be represented around one of its points P P by a power series and is symmetric around the normal planes parallel to the principal directions at P P. Show that the derivative with respect to the arc length of the curvature of an arbitrary normal section at P P vanishes at P P. Is it possible to replace the above symmetry condition by a weaker one? A. Moor