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VI SEM MTHD 2

2020
𝑴𝑨𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑴𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑪𝑺 (DSE)
Paper: MTHD-602
(Differential Geometry)
Full Marks – 40
Pass Marks – 16
Time – Two hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.

1. Answer the following : 1 × 10 = 10

(a) Name the surface if mean curvature is zero at all points.
(b) Write down the differential equation of parametric curves.
(c) Name the curve which is traced on the surface of cylinder and cuts the
the generators at a constant angle.
(d) If the tangents to a curve 𝐶 are normals to another curve 𝐶1 then 𝐶
is called an __________ of 𝐶1 . Fill up the blanks.
(e) If curvature and tensor of a circular helix is  and  , respectively, then

write down the value of  .


 
  r r
(f) Let r = r (u, v ) be the equation of a surface . If  = 0 at a point 𝑃
u v
on a surface, then write the name of the point 𝑃.
(g) When the two systems of parametric curves are said to be orthogonal ?
(h) What is the angle between the principal directions.
(i) Write down the canonical equation of Geodesics.
(j) Write the following using summation convention
a1 x1 x 3 + a2 x 2 x 3 +  + a N x N x 3

2. Answer the following: 2×4=8


(a) Find the unit tangent to the circular helix r = (a cos t , a sin t , bt ) , where 𝑎 > 0.


(b) Show that r  =  nˆ −  2 tˆ +  bˆ .
 (c) Show that  ij is invariant.

(d) Define Christoffel symbols of first and second kind.

3. Answer the following (any four ) 3×4=12

  
(a) Prove that [r , r, r] = 0 is a necessary and sufficient condition that the
curve be a plane.
(b) Find the equation of involutes of a given curve.
(c) Show that the first fundamental form is a positive definite quadratic
form in 𝑑𝑢, 𝑑𝑣.

(d) Find the curvature of a normal section of the right helicoids

x = u cosv, y = u sin v , z = cv .

(e) Show that the two directions given by the equation P(du) 2 + Qdudv + R(dv) 2 = 0

are conjugate if and only if LR − MQ + NP = 0 .

(f) Prove the necessary and sufficient condition that parametric curves be asymptotic

lines are 𝐿 = 0, 𝑁 = 0, 𝑀 ≠ 0.

4. Answer the following (any two ) 5× 2 = 10

(a) Prove that the surface 𝑥𝑦𝑧 = 𝑎3 is not developable .

(b) If S and 𝑆 ∗ be two surfaces and 𝑟⃗ = 𝑟⃗(𝑢, 𝑣), 𝑟⃗ ∗ = 𝑟⃗ ∗ (𝑢, 𝑣) be a map of of S into 𝑆 ∗ .

(c) Show that 𝐴𝑖𝑖𝑗 is mixed tensor of rank two.

(d) Establish the following results :

k 
(i) ij, h  = g kh  
ij 

g ik
(ii) ij , k  +  jk , i  =
x j

e) The inner product of tensors Aqp and Blij is a tensor of rank three.

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