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  • 1Differential geometry of curves — This article considers only curves in Euclidean space. Most of the notions presented here have analogues for curves in Riemannian and pseudo Riemannian manifolds. For a discussion of curves in an arbitrary topological space, see the main article… …

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  • 2Differential geometry of surfaces — Carl Friedrich Gauss in 1828 In mathematics, the differential geometry of surfaces deals with smooth surfaces with various additional structures, most often, a Riemannian metric. Surfaces have been extensively studied from various perspectives:… …

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  • 3differential geometry — Math. the branch of mathematics that deals with the application of the principles of differential and integral calculus to the study of curves and surfaces. * * * Field of mathematics in which methods of calculus are applied to the local geometry …

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  • 4Arc length — Determining the length of an irregular arc segment is also called rectification of a curve. Historically, many methods were used for specific curves. The advent of infinitesimal calculus led to a general formula that provides closed form… …

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  • 5Differential geometry — A triangle immersed in a saddle shape plane (a hyperbolic paraboloid), as well as two diverging ultraparallel lines. Differential geometry is a mathematical discipline that uses the techniques of differential and integral calculus, as well as… …

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  • 6Hilbert's theorem (differential geometry) — In differential geometry, Hilbert s theorem (1901) states that there exists no complete regular surface S of constant negative Gaussian curvature K immersed in mathbb{R}^{3}. This theorem answers the question for the negative case of which… …

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  • 7Joan of Arc — (1412 1431)    Joan of Arc, whose real name was Jehanne, is also known as Jehanne d Arc, Jeanne d Arc, Jeanne la Pucelle (i.e. the virgin ), and the Maid ofOrleans. She is revered as a Catholic Saint and the heroine of France, who led the French… …

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  • 8Géométrie différentielle des surfaces — En mathématiques, la géométrie différentielle des surfaces est la branche de la géométrie différentielle qui traite des surfaces (les objets géométriques de l espace usuel E3, ou leur généralisation que sont les variétés de dimension 2), munies… …

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  • 9Curve — For other uses, see Curve (disambiguation). A parabola, a simple example of a curve In mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is, generally speaking, an object similar to a line but which is not required to be straight.… …

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  • 10Indian mathematics — mdash;which here is the mathematics that emerged in South Asia from ancient times until the end of the 18th century mdash;had its beginnings in the Bronze Age Indus Valley civilization (2600 1900 BCE) and the Iron Age Vedic culture (1500 500 BCE) …

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