Gaussian curvature

Summary

Gaussian curvature ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (389 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• Gaussian curvature's image is recorded as Gaussian curvature.svg^[2].
• Carl Friedrich Gauss is named after Gaussian curvature^[3].
• Gaussian curvature's subclass of is recorded as curvature^[4].
• Gaussian curvature's subclass of is recorded as determinant^[5].
• Gaussian curvature's Commons category is recorded as Gaussian curvature^[6].
• Gaussian curvature's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01pzrb^[7].
• Gaussian curvature's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Gaussian-curvature^[8].
• Gaussian curvature's MathWorld ID is recorded as GaussianCurvature^[9].
• Gaussian curvature's Quora topic ID is recorded as Gaussian-Curvature^[10].
• Gaussian curvature's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[11].
• Gaussian curvature's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 16140857^[12].
• Gaussian curvature's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Definition:Gaussian_Curvature^[13].
• Gaussian curvature's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C16140857^[14].
• Gaussian curvature's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as mathematics/gaussian-curvature^[15].
• Gaussian curvature's invariant under is recorded as isometry^[16].
• Gaussian curvature's Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID is recorded as 3392^[17].

Why It Matters

Gaussian curvature ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (389 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]