Abstract:
In this paper we prove the following
Theorem.Let $F$ be a regular simply connected surface of class $C^3$ in $R^3$. There exist postitive absolute constants $C$ and $C_1$ such that if
$$
\mu=\int_F|K|\,dS<C,
$$
where $K$ is the Gaussian curvature and $S$ is the area element on $F$, the estimate
$$
d\geqslant\bigl(\sqrt3-C_1\sqrt\mu\bigr)r
$$
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