A3.7

Geometry of Surfaces | Part II, 2002

(i) State what it means for surfaces f:U→R3f: U \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{3} and g:V→R3g: V \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{3} to be isometric.

Let f:U→R3f: U \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{3} be a surface, ϕ:V→U\phi: V \rightarrow U a diffeomorphism, and let g=f∘ϕ:V→g=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)→(ucos⁡v,usin⁡v,v)(u, v) \rightarrow(u \cos v, u \sin v, v)

and

(ϑ,z)→(cosh⁡zcos⁡ϑ,cosh⁡zsin⁡ϑ,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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