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Gauss-Codazzi equation

Gauss-Codazzi equation noun: 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.

Noun

Gauss-Codazzi equation (plural Gauss-Codazzi equations)

  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.

Forms of Gauss-Codazzi equation

pluralGauss-Codazzi equations

Origin of Gauss-Codazzi equation

Named after Carl Friedrich Gauss and Delfino Codazzi.

Questions about Gauss-Codazzi equation

What does Gauss-Codazzi equation mean?
Gauss-Codazzi equation means 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.
What part of speech is Gauss-Codazzi equation?
Gauss-Codazzi equation is a noun.
What is the plural of Gauss-Codazzi equation?
The plural of Gauss-Codazzi equation is Gauss-Codazzi equations.

Words near Gauss-Codazzi equation in the dictionary

  1. Gauss map
  2. Gauss maps
  3. Gauss symbol
  4. Gauss's area formula
  5. Gauss-Bonnet theorem
  6. Gauss-Codazzi equation
  7. Gauss-Codazzi equations
  8. Gauss-Jordan elimination
  9. Gauss-Jordan eliminations
  10. Gauss-Lucas theorem
  11. Gauss-Seidel method

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