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    This document defines parametric equations for a circular helix and calculates its curvature κ and torsion τ. It: 1) Defines parametric equations x=a*cos(t), y=a*sin(t), z=b*t for a helix with pitch b and radius a; 2) Transforms to arc length s; 3) Calculates the curvature κ = a/(a^2+b^2) and torsion τ = b/(a^2+b^2).

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    ScAD code for a circular helix

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    Circular Helix

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    This document defines parametric equations for a circular helix and calculates its curvature κ and torsion τ. It: 1) Defines parametric equations x=a*cos(t), y=a*sin(t), z=b*t for a helix with pitch b and radius a; 2) Transforms to arc length s; 3) Calculates the curvature κ = a/(a^2+b^2) and torsion τ = b/(a^2+b^2).

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    Circular Helix With 0 T 2 N Pi

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    Achal Lalwani
    This document defines parametric equations for a circular helix and calculates its curvature κ and torsion τ. It: 1) Defines parametric equations x=a*cos(t), y=a*sin(t), z=b*t for a helix with pitch b and radius a; 2) Transforms to arc length s; 3) Calculates the curvature κ = a/(a^2+b^2) and torsion τ = b/(a^2+b^2).

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    > restart: with(LinearAlgebra):

    > x:=a*cos(t);y:=a*sin(t);z:=b*t;
    2*n*Pi

    # Circular helix with 0 <= t <=

    (1)
    > soft:=simplify(integrate(sqrt(diff(x,t)^2+diff(y,t)^2+diff(z,t)
    ^2),u=0..t));
    # s(t)
    (2)
    > x:=a*cos(s/c);y:=a*sin(s/c);z:=b*s/c;

    (3)
    > rp:=Matrix([[diff(x,s)],[diff(y,s)],[diff(z,s)]]); rpp:=Matrix([
    [diff(x,s,s)],[diff(y,s,s)],[diff(z,s,s)]]); rppp:=Matrix([[diff
    (x,s,s,s)],[diff(y,s,s,s)],[diff(z,s,s,s)]]);

    (4)

    > assume(a>0,c>0): kappa:=simplify(sqrt(MatrixMatrixMultiply


    (Transpose(rpp),rpp)[1,1])); # a/(a^2+b^2)
    (5)
    > Srpp:=Matrix([[0,-rpp[3,1],rpp[2,1]],[rpp[3,1],0,-rpp[1,1]],[-rpp
    [2,1],rpp[1,1],0]]);

    (6)

    > tau_numer:=simplify(MatrixMatrixMultiply(Transpose(rp),
    MatrixMatrixMultiply(Srpp,rppp))[1,1]);
    (7)
    > tau_denom:=simplify(MatrixMatrixMultiply(Transpose(rpp),rpp)[1,1]
    );
    (8)
    > tau:=tau_numer/tau_denom; # b/(a^2+b^2)
    (9)

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