UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CALLAO

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MATEMÁTICAS

ESCUELA ACADÉMICO PROFESIONAL DE MATEMÁTICAS
INTRODUCCIÓN A LA GEOMÉTRIA DIFERENCIAL

Práctica Dirigida 08

1. Let S1 , S2 , and S3 be regular surfaces. Prove that:

a If ϕ : S1 → S2 is an isometry, then ϕ−1 : S2 → S1 is also an isometry.

b If ϕ : S1 → S2 ; ψ : S2 → S3 are isometries, then ψ ◦ ϕ : S1 → S3 is an isometry

This implies that the isometries of a regular surface S constitute in a natural way a group,
called the group of isometries of S.

2. We say that a differentiable map ϕ : S1 → S2 preserves angles when for every p ∈ S1 and
every pair v1 , v2 ∈ Tp S1 we have

cos(v1 ; v2 ) = cos(dϕp (v1 ); dϕp (v2 ))

Prove that ϕ is locally conformal if and only if it preserves angles.

3. A diffeomorphism ϕ : S1 → S2 is said to be area-preserving if the area of any region

R ⊆ S1 is equal to the area of ϕ(R). Prove that if ϕ is area-preserving and conformal,
then ϕ is an isometry.

4. Show that if x is an orthogonal parametrization, that is, F = 0, then

( ! ! )
1 Ev Gu
K=− √ √ + √
2 EG EG v EG u

5. Verify that the surfaces

x(u, v) = (u cos v, u sin v, log u), u > 0

y(u, v) = (u cos v, u sin v, v),

have equal Gaussian curvature at the points x(u, v) and y(u, v) but that the mapping
y ◦ x− 1 is not an isometry. This shows that the converse of the Gauss theorem is not true.

6. Compute the Christoffel symbols for an open set of the plane

7. (a) Show that if a curve C ⊆ Sis both a line of curvature and a geodesic, then C is a
plane curve.
(b) Show that if a (nonrectilinear) geodesic is a plane curve, then it is a line of curvature.
(c) Give an example of a line of curvature which is a plane curve and not a geodesic.
 8. Let v and w be vector fields along a curve α : I → S. Prove that
   
d Dv Dw
hv(t); w(t)i = ; w(t) + v(t);
dt dt dt

9. Consider the torus of revolution generated by rotating the circle

(x − a)2 + z 2 = r2 , y = 0

about the z axis (a > r > 0). Compute the geodesic curvature of the upper parallel of the
torus.

10. Consider the parametrized surface (Ennepers surface)

!
u3 v3
X(u, v) = u− + uv 2 , v − + vu2 , u2 − v 2
3 3

Compute the geodesic curves.

11. Show that the Möbius strip parametrized by

X(u, v) = ((2 − v sin(u/2) sin u, (2 − v sin(u/2) cos u, v cos(u/2))

Compute the geodesic curves.

12. Consider a surface of revolution

X(u, v) = (ϕ(v)cosu, ϕ(v) sin u, ψ(v)) , 0 < u < 2π, 0 < v < 2π ϕ(v) 6= 0

Determine the geodesic curves.

Dr. Jorge A. Coripaco Huarcaya

Bellavista, Noviembre 2019.