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Archimedean spiral (Definition)

An Archimedean spiral is a spiral with the polar equation

$\displaystyle r=a\theta^{1/t}, $
where $ a$ is a real, $ r$ is the radial distance, $ \theta$ is the angle, and $ t$ is a constant.

The curvature of an Archimedean spiral is given by the formula

$\displaystyle \frac{t\theta^{1-1/t}(t^2 \theta^2 +t +1)}{a(t^2\theta^2 +1)^{3/2}}. $
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Cross-references: formula, curvature, angle, distance, radial, real, equation, polar
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This is version 3 of Archimedean spiral, born on 2003-12-09, modified 2007-06-10.
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AMS MSC14H45 (Algebraic geometry :: Curves :: Special curves and curves of low genus)

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