Surface with Ricci scalar equal to two

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The discussion centers on a two-dimensional Riemannian manifold with a metric defined as ds² = e^f dr² + r² dTHETA², where f = f(r). The Ricci scalar R is calculated to be R = -1/r * d(e^-f)/dr. When e^-f is set to 1 - r², it is established that the Ricci scalar equals 2, confirming that the surface in question is indeed a sphere with a radius of r = 1. The explicit coordinate representation in three-dimensional space is given by x = r*cos(theta), y = r*sin(theta), z = sqrt(1 - r²).

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A two-dimensional Rienmannian manifold has a metric given by
ds^2=e^f dr^2 + r^2 dTHETA^2
where f=f(r) is a function of the coordinate r

Eventually I calculated that Ricci scalar is R=-1/r* d(e^-f)/dr

if e^-f=1-r^2 what this surface is?


In this case R comes to be equal to 2
I've read on wikipedia that Ricci scalar of a sphere with radius r is equal to 2/r^2

So, is this surface a sphere or radius r=1?
 
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Yes, it is. If you want an explicit coordinate representation in 3-space, it's x=r*cos(theta), y=r*sin(theta), z=sqrt(1-r^2).
 

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