A differential geometric characterization of circular cylinders (Q1347015)
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A differential geometric characterization of circular cylinders (English)
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30 March 1995
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A beautiful geometric property, characteristic of circular cylinders, is proved here. More precisely: ``In the Euclidean 3-space, complete and connected smooth surfaces having two proper helical geodesics [neither lines, nor circles] through each point are circular cylinders''.
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circular cylinders
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helical geodesics
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