Geometry of the ovoids: reptilian eggs and similar symmetric forms (Q6171256)

In analogy to the conic sections studied by Apollonius of Perga, the second century AD Greek geometer Perseus studied spiric sections, intersections of a torus with a plane that is parallel to its rotational symmetry axis. These were studied analytically by the second author in [J. Geom. Symmetry Phys. 58, 81--97 (2020; Zbl 1471.53004)], where their use as a geometrical model of the egg has been emphasized. Here, the authors derive explicit formulas for the volume, surface area and the curvatures of the egg-mimicking shapes (for avian or reptilian eggs, depending on the values of some parameters) and then compare them with experimental data. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1516.53003].