Paper 2, Section II, G
Define the terms Gaussian curvature and mean curvature for a smooth embedded oriented surface . [You may assume the fact that the derivative of the Gauss map is self-adjoint.] If at all points of , show that both and are locally constant. [Hint: Use the symmetry of second partial derivatives of the field of unit normal vectors.]
If at all points of , show that the unit normal vector to is locally constant and that is locally contained in a plane. If is a strictly positive constant on and is a local parametrization (where is connected) on with unit normal vector for , show that is constant on . Deduce that is locally contained in a sphere of radius .
If is connected with at all points of , deduce that is contained in either a plane or a sphere.