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§ Integrating Curvature in 1D [TODO ]

created 2022-02-03
  • All curves are parametrized by arc length to avoid weird artefacts by time parametrization.
  • So r(s)r(s)r(s) is a function from length of the curve to R3\mathbb R^3R3.
  • The (unit?) tangent to a curve is given by T(s)≡dr/ds=r′(s)T(s) \equiv dr/ds = r'(s)T(s)≡dr/ds=r′(s).
  • The curvature is given by κ(s)≡∣dr2/ds2∣\kappa(s) \equiv |dr^2/ds^2|κ(s)≡∣dr2/ds2∣.
  • The unit normal is given by N^(s)r′′(s)/κ(s)\hat N(s) r''(s) / \kappa(s)N^(s)r′′(s)/κ(s).
  • We wish to consider the total curvature, given by ∫0Lκ(s)ds\int_0^L \kappa(s) ds∫0L​κ(s)ds where LLL is the total length of a closed curve on the plane.
  • TODO: how to prove that this will be a multiple of 2π2 \pi2π?
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