Published May 2016 | Version public
Journal Article

A New Look at Surfaces of Constant Curvature

  • 1. ROR icon California Institute of Technology

Abstract

Equality of zonal areas on a sphere and pseudosphere is extended by elementary geometric methods to surfaces of revolution of constant total (Gaussian) curvature, and constant mean (Delaunay) curvature. Bicycle wheels are used to trace profiles of these surfaces. Surprisingly, cycloids appear as limiting cases of such profiles.

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© 2016 Mathematical Association of America.

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Eprint ID
70711
DOI
10.4169/amer.math.monthly.123.5.439
Resolver ID
CaltechAUTHORS:20160930-143148171

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