Developable surface

This article defines a property that makes sense for a surface embedded in

${\mathbb{R}}^3$

, viz three-dimensional Euclidean space. The property is invariant under orthogonal transformations and scaling, i.e., under all similarity transformations.
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Definition

A surface embedded in ${\mathbb{R}}^3$ is termed developable if it satisfies both these conditions:

• It is a ruled surface
• Its Gaussian curvature is everywhere zero

External links

Definition links

• Mathworld page