Bicylindrics
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
Two closed curves obtained as the intersection of two cylinders the axes of which intersect at right angles. The parametric equations of bicylindrics are
where and are the radii of the cylinders and is a parameter. If , the bicylindrics is a pair of congruent ellipses.
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Bicylindrics. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Bicylindrics&oldid=14612
Bicylindrics. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Bicylindrics&oldid=14612
This article was adapted from an original article by E.V. Shikin (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article