Rectifying plane
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
The plane of the Frénet frame (cf. Frénet trihedron) of a given point 
on a curve 
(cf. Line (curve)) which is spanned by the tangent (cf. Tangent line) 
and the binormal 
to the curve at this point. The equation of the rectifying plane can be written in the form
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or
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where 
is the equation of the curve.
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References
| [a1] | M. Spivak, "A comprehensive introduction to differential geometry" , 2 , Publish or Perish (1970) pp. 1–5 |
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Rectifying plane. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Rectifying_plane&oldid=48452
Rectifying plane. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Rectifying_plane&oldid=48452
This article was adapted from an original article by L.A. Sidorov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article