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2D CURVES
Translated from French by David Michel
See
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BOOTH (CURVE, LEMNISCATE, OVAL)
BRACHISTOCHRONE OF GIVEN LENGTH
BROWNIEN (CURVE OF the / MOVEMENT)
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CURTATE (
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HYPOCYCLOID (PROLATE/, CURTATE/)
INVERSE OF A CURVE WITH RESPECT TO A POINT
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OBLIQUE (
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POLAR OF A CURVE WITH RESPECT TO A CONIC
PROLATE (
QUADRATRIX OF ABDANK-ABAKANOVICZ'S
REFRACTION (CAUSTIC CURVE BY/)
RIGHT
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SLUZE'S
STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION OF A SPHERICAL CURVE
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NOTATIONS
: curve being studied.
M : running point of the curve
.
(D) : straight line, (C) : circle.
( O, , ) : direct orthonormal frame, of axes Ox
and Oy.
( x, y): Cartesian coordinates of M.
X and Y : projected points from M on Ox and Oy.
: affix of M.
: polar coordinates of M ;
.
t : parameter (= time).
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speed vector.
acceleration vector.
: tangent.
: normal.
s : curvilinear abscissa.
(
,
)
: tangent vector.
: measure of the Cartesian tangential angle
,
defined by
, i.e.
, therefore
.
: Measure of the polar tangential angle
,
defined by
, therefore
;
moreother
.
angle of contingence.
: normal vector.
Coordinates of
in the basis
in the basis
V : algebraic speed (
).
A
T
: tangential acceleration, A
N
: normal acceleration
(
).
H : projected point from O on the tangent to the
curve.
: pedal radius (
).
:
radius of curvature (
,
).
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: curvature.
: centre of curvature in M.
Cartesian equation, parametrization :
characterization in x and y.
Polar equation, parametrization : characterization in
r
and
q
.
Bipolar equation : characterization in r = FM and r'
= FM (F and F' are the poles).
Intrinsic equation 1 (or intrinsic equation of Cesaro):
characterization in R
C
and s; one integrates it by
using :
allowing to obtain the
Intrinsic equation 2 (or intrinsic equation of
Whewell) : characterization in s and
j
; one
integrates it by using :
.
T: intersection point of the tangent with the Ox axis
and also value of
= "tangent".
= "sub tangent".
N: Intersection point of the normal with the Ox axis
and also value of
= "normal".
= "sub normal".
: Intersection point of the tangent with the
perpendicular at O to (OM) and also value of
= "polar tangent".
= "sub polar tangente".
N
P
: Intersection point of the normal with the
perpendicular at O to (OM) and also value of
= " polar normal".
= " sub polar normal".