Professional paper

Visualizations of Gaussian and Mean Curvatures by Using Mathematica

Sanja Hak ; Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Sonja Gorjanc ; Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Mario Uroš ; Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The paper gives an overview of the program written in the language Mathematica, which enables colouring of a surface with the colour that is the function of its Gaussian and mean curvatures, as well as drawing the graphs of those functions. Ten examples of visualizations obtained by the use of that program are presented. The article is a small extract from the students' paper which was awarded Rector's Prize in 2004.

Keywords

Gaussian curvature; mean curvature; surface; visualization

Hrčak ID:

3710

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/3710

Publication date:

17.2.2005.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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