Lemma (Unit Normal)
.
Verification.
Recall. Two vectors
are perpendicular if and only if their dot product is zero.
It is easy to verify
that
is
perpendicular to
with
the calculation
.
It is also possible to have Mathematica verify this
computation.
![[Graphics:../Images/CurvatureMod_gr_26.gif]](../Images/CurvatureMod_gr_26.gif)
![[Graphics:../Images/CurvatureMod_gr_27.gif]](../Images/CurvatureMod_gr_27.gif)
(c) John H. Mathews 2004