English Explanatory Dictionary

Gauss-Codazzi equation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of fundamental formulas in Riemannian and pseudo-Riemannian geometry that link together the induced metric and second fundamental form of a submanifold of (or immersion into) a Riemannian or pseudo-Riemannian manifold.

Word forms

Gauss-Codazzi equation Gauss-Codazzi equations

Etymology

Named after Carl Friedrich Gauss and Delfino Codazzi.

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