Focal points and the decrease of curvature: A surprising example

DOI10.4310/MRL.2002.V9.N2.A1MaRDI QIDQ699268zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Marlies Gerber

Publication date 31 July 2003

Published in Mathematical Research Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Gaussian curvaturefocal points

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Qualitative investigation and simulation of ordinary differential equation models (34C60) Geodesics in global differential geometry (53C22)

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