RegionMaxCurvature[reg,p]
gives the maximum curvature of the region reg at the point p.


RegionMaxCurvature
RegionMaxCurvature[reg,p]
gives the maximum curvature of the region reg at the point p.
Details

- RegionMaxCurvature is also known as a principal curvature.
- RegionMaxCurvature is typically used to measure how the surface bends in a normal direction at point.
- RegionMaxCurvature[reg,p] gives the maximum value of the curvature of the surface reg at p in a normal direction.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (1)
Scope (10)
Formula Regions (2)
Mesh Regions (2)
The maximum curvature of a MeshRegion:
Use "MeshCoordinates" to compute the maximum curvature at each vertex of the mesh:
The maximum curvature of a BoundaryMeshRegion:
Use "MeshCoordinates" to compute the maximum curvature at each vertex of the boundary mesh:
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2025), RegionMaxCurvature, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RegionMaxCurvature.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2025. "RegionMaxCurvature." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RegionMaxCurvature.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2025). RegionMaxCurvature. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RegionMaxCurvature.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_regionmaxcurvature, author="Wolfram Research", title="{RegionMaxCurvature}", year="2025", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RegionMaxCurvature.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_regionmaxcurvature, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={RegionMaxCurvature}, year={2025}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RegionMaxCurvature.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-August-2025]}