Curvature and distance function from a manifold |
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Authors: | Luigi Ambrosio Carlo Mantegazza |
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Institution: | (1) Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza Cavalieri 7, 56126 Pisa, Italy |
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Abstract: | This paper is concerned with the relations between the differential invariants of a smooth manifold embedded in the Euclidean
space and the square of the distance function from the manifold. In particular, we are interested in curvature invariants
like the mean curvature vector and the second fundamental form. We find that these invariants can be computed in a very simple
way using the third order derivatives of the squared distance function. Moreover, we study a general class of functionals
depending on the derivatives up to a given order γ of the squared distance function and we find an algorithm for the computation
of the Euler equation. Our class of functionals includes as particular cases the well-known area functional (γ = 2), the integral
of the square of the quadratic norm of the second fundamental form (γ = 3), and the Willmore functional. |
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Keywords: | Math Subject Classifications" target="_blank">Math Subject Classifications 53A07 53A55 |
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