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Theorem: Let $φ$ be the angle, in the tangent plane, measured counterclockwise from the direction of minimum curvature $kappa_1$ . Then the normal curvature $kappa_n(φ)$ in direction $φ$ is given by $$kappa_n(varphi)=kappa_1 cos^2varphi+kappa_2sin^2varphi.$$



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    Theorem: Let $φ$ be the angle, in the tangent plane, measured counterclockwise from the direction of minimum curvature $kappa_1$ . Then the normal curvature $kappa_n(φ)$ in direction $φ$ is given by $$kappa_n(varphi)=kappa_1 cos^2varphi+kappa_2sin^2varphi.$$



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      Theorem: Let $φ$ be the angle, in the tangent plane, measured counterclockwise from the direction of minimum curvature $kappa_1$ . Then the normal curvature $kappa_n(φ)$ in direction $φ$ is given by $$kappa_n(varphi)=kappa_1 cos^2varphi+kappa_2sin^2varphi.$$



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      Theorem: Let $φ$ be the angle, in the tangent plane, measured counterclockwise from the direction of minimum curvature $kappa_1$ . Then the normal curvature $kappa_n(φ)$ in direction $φ$ is given by $$kappa_n(varphi)=kappa_1 cos^2varphi+kappa_2sin^2varphi.$$



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          The normal curvature can be defined in terms of the second fundamental form as follows: the normal curvature $k_n$ of a vector $v in T_{p}S$ is defined as $k_n = text{II}_{p}(v)=<-dN_{p}(v), v>$. Recall that the differential of the gauss map is a self-adjoint linear map and so there exists an orthonormal basis ${e_1, e_2}$ for $T_{p}S$ such that $-dN_{p}(e_1) = k_{1}e_{1}$ and $-dN_{p}(e_2) = k_{2}e_{2}$.



          Thus for an arbitrary direction vector described by your $varphi$, call it $v$ can we written as a linear combination of some orthonormal basis ${e_1, e_2}$ with the above properties as $v = e_{1}cosvarphi + e_{2}sinvarphi$.



          Now following the definition we get:
          begin{align}
          k_{n} & = text{II}_{p}(v) = -<dN_{p}(v), v> \
          & =-<dN_{p}(e_{1}cosvarphi + e_{2}sinvarphi), e_{1}cosvarphi + e_{2}sinvarphi> \
          & =<k_{1}e_{1}cosvarphi+k_{2}e_{2}sinvarphi, e_{2}sinvarphi+ e_{1}cosvarphi> \
          & =k_{1}cos^2varphi + k_{2}sin^2varphi \
          end{align}






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            The normal curvature can be defined in terms of the second fundamental form as follows: the normal curvature $k_n$ of a vector $v in T_{p}S$ is defined as $k_n = text{II}_{p}(v)=<-dN_{p}(v), v>$. Recall that the differential of the gauss map is a self-adjoint linear map and so there exists an orthonormal basis ${e_1, e_2}$ for $T_{p}S$ such that $-dN_{p}(e_1) = k_{1}e_{1}$ and $-dN_{p}(e_2) = k_{2}e_{2}$.



            Thus for an arbitrary direction vector described by your $varphi$, call it $v$ can we written as a linear combination of some orthonormal basis ${e_1, e_2}$ with the above properties as $v = e_{1}cosvarphi + e_{2}sinvarphi$.



            Now following the definition we get:
            begin{align}
            k_{n} & = text{II}_{p}(v) = -<dN_{p}(v), v> \
            & =-<dN_{p}(e_{1}cosvarphi + e_{2}sinvarphi), e_{1}cosvarphi + e_{2}sinvarphi> \
            & =<k_{1}e_{1}cosvarphi+k_{2}e_{2}sinvarphi, e_{2}sinvarphi+ e_{1}cosvarphi> \
            & =k_{1}cos^2varphi + k_{2}sin^2varphi \
            end{align}






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              The normal curvature can be defined in terms of the second fundamental form as follows: the normal curvature $k_n$ of a vector $v in T_{p}S$ is defined as $k_n = text{II}_{p}(v)=<-dN_{p}(v), v>$. Recall that the differential of the gauss map is a self-adjoint linear map and so there exists an orthonormal basis ${e_1, e_2}$ for $T_{p}S$ such that $-dN_{p}(e_1) = k_{1}e_{1}$ and $-dN_{p}(e_2) = k_{2}e_{2}$.



              Thus for an arbitrary direction vector described by your $varphi$, call it $v$ can we written as a linear combination of some orthonormal basis ${e_1, e_2}$ with the above properties as $v = e_{1}cosvarphi + e_{2}sinvarphi$.



              Now following the definition we get:
              begin{align}
              k_{n} & = text{II}_{p}(v) = -<dN_{p}(v), v> \
              & =-<dN_{p}(e_{1}cosvarphi + e_{2}sinvarphi), e_{1}cosvarphi + e_{2}sinvarphi> \
              & =<k_{1}e_{1}cosvarphi+k_{2}e_{2}sinvarphi, e_{2}sinvarphi+ e_{1}cosvarphi> \
              & =k_{1}cos^2varphi + k_{2}sin^2varphi \
              end{align}






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                The normal curvature can be defined in terms of the second fundamental form as follows: the normal curvature $k_n$ of a vector $v in T_{p}S$ is defined as $k_n = text{II}_{p}(v)=<-dN_{p}(v), v>$. Recall that the differential of the gauss map is a self-adjoint linear map and so there exists an orthonormal basis ${e_1, e_2}$ for $T_{p}S$ such that $-dN_{p}(e_1) = k_{1}e_{1}$ and $-dN_{p}(e_2) = k_{2}e_{2}$.



                Thus for an arbitrary direction vector described by your $varphi$, call it $v$ can we written as a linear combination of some orthonormal basis ${e_1, e_2}$ with the above properties as $v = e_{1}cosvarphi + e_{2}sinvarphi$.



                Now following the definition we get:
                begin{align}
                k_{n} & = text{II}_{p}(v) = -<dN_{p}(v), v> \
                & =-<dN_{p}(e_{1}cosvarphi + e_{2}sinvarphi), e_{1}cosvarphi + e_{2}sinvarphi> \
                & =<k_{1}e_{1}cosvarphi+k_{2}e_{2}sinvarphi, e_{2}sinvarphi+ e_{1}cosvarphi> \
                & =k_{1}cos^2varphi + k_{2}sin^2varphi \
                end{align}






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                The normal curvature can be defined in terms of the second fundamental form as follows: the normal curvature $k_n$ of a vector $v in T_{p}S$ is defined as $k_n = text{II}_{p}(v)=<-dN_{p}(v), v>$. Recall that the differential of the gauss map is a self-adjoint linear map and so there exists an orthonormal basis ${e_1, e_2}$ for $T_{p}S$ such that $-dN_{p}(e_1) = k_{1}e_{1}$ and $-dN_{p}(e_2) = k_{2}e_{2}$.



                Thus for an arbitrary direction vector described by your $varphi$, call it $v$ can we written as a linear combination of some orthonormal basis ${e_1, e_2}$ with the above properties as $v = e_{1}cosvarphi + e_{2}sinvarphi$.



                Now following the definition we get:
                begin{align}
                k_{n} & = text{II}_{p}(v) = -<dN_{p}(v), v> \
                & =-<dN_{p}(e_{1}cosvarphi + e_{2}sinvarphi), e_{1}cosvarphi + e_{2}sinvarphi> \
                & =<k_{1}e_{1}cosvarphi+k_{2}e_{2}sinvarphi, e_{2}sinvarphi+ e_{1}cosvarphi> \
                & =k_{1}cos^2varphi + k_{2}sin^2varphi \
                end{align}







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