Curves with constant curvature ratios (Q1012423)

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Curves with constant curvature ratios
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    Curves with constant curvature ratios (English)
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    21 April 2009
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    The author studies curves in \(\mathbb R^{n}\) for which the ratios \(\frac{k_2}{k_1},\frac{k_3}{k_2},\dots\) of the curvatures \(k_i\) are constant. These curves are called \textit{curves with constant curvature ratios} or \textit{ccr-curves}. The main result is that, in the even dimensional case, a curve has constant curvature ratios if and only if its tangent indicatrix is a geodesic in the flat torus.
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    generalized helices
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    curves with constant curvature ratios
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