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There are two main differences between the theory of regular curves andregular surfaces in three-dimensional Euclidean spaces. On one hand, smooth curves are mappings (i.e.
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Ludu, A. (2011). Geometry of Surfaces. In: Nonlinear Waves and Solitons on Contours and Closed Surfaces. Springer Series in Synergetics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22895-7_6
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