A.D. Alexandrov : Selected Works Part II: Intrinsic Geometry of Convex Surfaces.

"This classic is quite readable and opens a deeper understanding of this field also through self-study without any special prerequisites "--H. Rindler, Wien, in Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 149, No. 4, 2006.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kutateladze, Semen S.
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Other Authors:	Kutateladze, S. S.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : CRC Press, 2005.
Series:	Classics of Soviet mathematics.
Subjects:	Convex surfaces. Geometry, Differential. Surfaces convexes. Géométrie différentielle. Convex surfaces Geometry, Differential Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

COVER
TITLE
COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
PREFACE
Chapter I: BASIC CONCEPTS AND RESULTS
Chapter II: GENERAL PROPOSITIONS ABOUT INTRINSIC METRICS
Chapter III: CHARACTERISTIC PROPERTIES OF THE INTRINSIC METRIC
Chapter IV: THE ANGLE
Chapter V: CURVATURE
Chapter VI: EXISTENCE OF A CONVEX POLYHEDRON WITH A GIVEN METRIC
Chapter VII: EXISTENCE OF A CLOSED CONVEX SURFACE WITH A GIVEN METRIC
Chapter VIII: OTHER EXISTENCE THEOREMS
Chapter IX: CURVES ON CONVEX SURFACES
Chapter X: AREA
Chapter XI: THE ROLE OF SPECIFIC CURVATURE
Chapter XII: GENERALIZATION
Appendix: BASICS OF CONVEX BODIES
INDEX.