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Blaga P. Lectures on the differential geometry of - tiera.ru

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4.15. The classificati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> points <strong>on</strong> a surface 155<br />

Figure 4.8: The m<strong>on</strong>key saddle<br />

Figure 4.9: Hyperbolic points <strong>on</strong> a surface<br />

Flat points. The shape <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> surface around a flat point might be quite complicated<br />

and it is difficult to study it. In fact, in many cases, when proving a <strong>the</strong>orem in surface<br />

<strong>the</strong>ory <strong>on</strong>e explicitly assumes that <strong>the</strong> surface has no flat points. The surface from <strong>the</strong><br />

figure 4.15 (<strong>the</strong> m<strong>on</strong>key saddle has a flat point at <strong>the</strong> origin <strong>of</strong> coordinates.

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