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Enneper Surface Explorer

Enneper's Minimal Surface

Discovered by Alfred Enneper in 1864, this self-intersecting minimal surface has zero mean curvature everywhere (locally minimizes area).

x = u - u³/3 + uv²    y = -v - u²v + v³/3    z = u² - v²
Gaussian Curvature K
-4/(1+u²+v²)⁴
Mean Curvature H
0 (minimal)
K: Negative → Zero
Geodesic curves