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rotation diagram

One of the twelve Darboux surfaces associated with the infinitesimal deformation of a surface. It is the set of points in space described by a position vector which are parallel to the rotation vector (instantaneous angular velocity) defined by the equation , where is the velocity vector of the infinitesimal deformation of the surface described by the position vector . The displacement indicatrix (displacement diagram) is defined in a similar manner by the displacement vector .

References

[1] N.V. Efimov, "Qualitative questions of the theory of deformations of surfaces" Uspekhi Mat. Nauk , 3 : 2 (1948) pp. 47–158 (In Russian)
[2] S.E. Cohn-Vossen, "Some problems of differential geometry in the large" , Moscow (1959) (In Russian)


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References

[a1] G. Darboux, "Leçons sur la théorie générale des surfaces et ses applications géométriques du calcul infinitésimal" , 1–4 , Chelsea, reprint (1972)
[a2] M. Spivak, "A comprehensive introduction to differential geometry" , 1979 , Publish or Perish pp. 1–5
[a3] N.V. Efimov, "Qualitative problems of the theory of deformation of surfaces" , Amer. Math. Soc. (1951) (Translated from Russian)
How to Cite This Entry:
Rotation indicatrix. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Rotation_indicatrix&oldid=15111
This article was adapted from an original article by M.I. Voitsekhovskii (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article