(i) Suppose that C is a curve in the Euclidean (ξ,η)-plane and that C is parameterized by its arc length σ. Suppose that S in Euclidean R3 is the surface of revolution obtained by rotating C about the ξ-axis. Take σ,θ as coordinates on S, where θ is the angle of rotation.
Show that the Riemannian metric on S induced from the Euclidean metric on R3 is
ds2=dσ2+η(σ)2dθ2
(ii) For the surface S described in Part (i), let eσ=∂/∂σ and eθ=∂/∂θ. Show that, along any geodesic γ on S, the quantity g(γ˙,eθ) is constant. Here g is the metric tensor on S.
[You may wish to compute [X,eθ]=Xeθ−eθX for any vector field X=Aeσ+Beθ, where A,B are functions of σ,θ. Then use symmetry to compute Dγ˙(g(γ˙,eθ)), which is the rate of change of g(γ˙,eθ) along γ.]