Paper 2, Section II, I

Differential Geometry | Part II, 2011

Let α:I→R3\alpha: I \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{3} be a smooth curve parametrized by arc-length, with α′′(s)≠0\alpha^{\prime \prime}(s) \neq 0 for all s∈Is \in I. Define what is meant by the Frenet frame t(s),n(s),b(s)t(s), n(s), b(s), the curvature and torsion of α\alpha. State and prove the Frenet formulae.

By considering ⟨α,t×n⟩\langle\alpha, t \times n\rangle, or otherwise, show that, if for each s∈Is \in I the vectors α(s)\alpha(s), t(s)t(s) and n(s)n(s) are linearly dependent, then α(s)\alpha(s) is a plane curve.

State and prove the isoperimetric inequality for C1C^{1} regular plane curves.

[You may assume Wirtinger's inequality, provided you state it accurately.]

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