A common characterization of the curvature axis for ruled surfaces and curves (Q1975380)
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A common characterization of the curvature axis for ruled surfaces and curves (English)
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26 April 2000
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In the first part of this note the author characterizes the curvature axis of a ruled surface in a natural way by a simple equation using the analytical representation of this surface in Plücker coordinates. In the second part this result is translated for a space curve. Especially if, in a point of the curve, the torsion is zero the curvature axis is interpreted geometrically.
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curvature axis
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ruled surface
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Plücker coordinates
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space curve
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