A3.7

Geometry of Surfaces | Part II, 2002

(i) State what it means for surfaces f:UR3f: U \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{3} and g:VR3g: V \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{3} to be isometric.

Let f:UR3f: U \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{3} be a surface, ϕ:VU\phi: V \rightarrow U a diffeomorphism, and let g=fϕ:Vg=f \circ \phi: V \rightarrow R3.\mathbb{R}^{3} .

State a formula comparing the first fundamental forms of ff and gg.

(ii) Give a proof of the formula referred to at the end of part (i). Deduce that "isometry" is an equivalence relation.

The catenoid and the helicoid are the surfaces defined by

(u,v)(ucosv,usinv,v)(u, v) \rightarrow(u \cos v, u \sin v, v)

and

(ϑ,z)(coshzcosϑ,coshzsinϑ,z)(\vartheta, z) \rightarrow(\cosh z \cos \vartheta, \cosh z \sin \vartheta, z)

Show that the catenoid and the helicoid are isometric.

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