- geometry, the
total absolute curvature of a
smooth curve is a
number defined by
integrating the
absolute value of the
curvature around the curve. It...
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continuous curve evolution. If the
curve is non-convex, its
total absolute curvature decreases monotonically,
until it
becomes convex. Once convex, the...
-
absolute curvature of a
closed smooth space curve,
stating that it is
always at
least 2 π {\displaystyle 2\pi } . Equivalently, the
average curvature...
- angles) have well-defined
total curvature,
interpreting the
curvature as
point m****es at the angles. The
total absolute curvature of a
curve is
defined in almost...
- and only if its
curvature has a
consistent sign,
which happens if and only if its
total curvature equals its
total absolute curvature. Archimedes, in...
- the
curvature of spacetime.
These tidal accelerations are
strictly local. It is the ****ulative
total effect of many
local manifestations of
curvature that...
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radius of
curvature is the
length of the
curvature vector. In the case of a
plane curve, then R is the
absolute value of R ≡ | d s d φ | = 1 κ , {\displaystyle...
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which has a
curvature equal to the
reciprocal of its radius.
Smaller circles bend more sharply, and
hence have
higher curvature. The
curvature at a point...
-
magnetic susceptibility, ...), and
general relativity (stress–energy tensor,
curvature tensor, ...). In applications, it is
common to
study situations in which...
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surfaces with a
constant negative Gaussian curvature.
Saddle surfaces have
negative Gaussian curvature in at
least some regions,
where they locally...
