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3258: 2889: 8098: 3729:) with them along the curve. If the axis of the top points along the tangent to the curve, then it will be observed to rotate about its axis with angular velocity -τ relative to the observer's non-inertial coordinate system. If, on the other hand, the axis of the top points in the binormal direction, then it is observed to rotate with angular velocity -κ. This is easily visualized in the case when the curvature is a positive constant and the torsion vanishes. The observer is then in 6771: 6325: 3253:{\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}{\begin{bmatrix}\mathbf {e} _{1}'(s)\\\vdots \\\mathbf {e} _{n}'(s)\\\end{bmatrix}}=\\\end{aligned}}\|\mathbf {r} '(s)\|\cdot {\begin{aligned}{\begin{bmatrix}0&\chi _{1}(s)&&0\\-\chi _{1}(s)&\ddots &\ddots &\\&\ddots &0&\chi _{n-1}(s)\\0&&-\chi _{n-1}(s)&0\\\end{bmatrix}}{\begin{bmatrix}\mathbf {e} _{1}(s)\\\vdots \\\mathbf {e} _{n}(s)\\\end{bmatrix}}\end{aligned}}} 1342: 431: 4587: 4016: 1588: 3714: 6565: 1165: 254: 489: 4283: 2528: 5348: 5105: 38: 6499: 6079: 1408: 5857: 5324: 6766:{\displaystyle {\frac {\mathrm {d} }{\mathrm {d} t}}{\begin{bmatrix}\mathbf {T} \\\mathbf {N} \\\mathbf {B} \end{bmatrix}}=\|\mathbf {r} '(t)\|{\begin{bmatrix}0&\kappa &0\\-\kappa &0&\tau \\0&-\tau &0\end{bmatrix}}{\begin{bmatrix}\mathbf {T} \\\mathbf {N} \\\mathbf {B} \end{bmatrix}}} 2047: 2722: 2332: 3697:
interpretation. Imagine that an observer moves along the curve in time, using the attached frame at each point as their coordinate system. The Frenet–Serret formulas mean that this coordinate system is constantly rotating as an observer moves along the curve. Hence, this coordinate system is always
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Moreover, using the Frenet–Serret frame, one can also prove the converse: any two curves having the same curvature and torsion functions must be congruent by a Euclidean motion. Roughly speaking, the Frenet–Serret formulas express the
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under congruence, so that if two figures are congruent then they must have the same properties. The Frenet–Serret apparatus presents the curvature and torsion as numerical invariants of a space curve.
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A ribbon defined by a curve of constant torsion and a highly oscillating curvature. The arc length parameterization of the curve was defined via integration of the Frenet–Serret equations.
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A top whose axis is situated along the binormal is observed to rotate with angular speed κ. If the axis is along the tangent, it is observed to rotate with angular speed τ.
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In physics, the Frenet–Serret frame is useful when it is impossible or inconvenient to assign a natural coordinate system for a trajectory. Such is often the case, for instance, in
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Two helices (slinkies) in space. (a) A more compact helix with higher curvature and lower torsion. (b) A stretched out helix with slightly higher torsion but lower curvature.
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the radius.) In particular, curvature and torsion are complementary in the sense that the torsion can be increased at the expense of curvature by stretching out the slinky.
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and the curvature κ, and the third Frenet-Serret formula holds by the definition of the torsion τ. Thus what is needed is to show the second Frenet-Serret formula.
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of the space curve. (Intuitively, curvature measures the failure of a curve to be a straight line, while torsion measures the failure of a curve to be planar.) The
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Notice that as defined here, the generalized curvatures and the frame may differ slightly from the convention found in other sources. The top curvature
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if one can be rigidly moved to the other. A rigid motion consists of a combination of a translation and a rotation. A translation moves one point of
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can all be given as successive derivatives of the parametrization of the curve, each of them is insensitive to the addition of a constant vector to
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is the surface traced out by sweeping the line segment generated by the unit normal along the curve. This surface is sometimes confused with the
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The kinematic significance of the curvature is best illustrated with plane curves (having constant torsion equal to zero). See the page on
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in which the helix twists around its central axis. Explicitly, the parametrization of a single turn of a right-handed helix with height 2π
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Crenshaw, H.C.; Edelstein-Keshet, L. (1993), "Orientation by Helical Motion II. Changing the direction of the axis of motion",
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to explain the meaning of the torsion and curvature. The slinky, he says, is characterized by the property that the quantity
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can be chosen as the unit vector orthogonal to the span of the others, such that the resulting frame is positively oriented.
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in terms of each other. The formulas are named after the two French mathematicians who independently discovered them:
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For a generic curve with nonvanishing torsion, the projection of the curve onto various coordinate planes in the
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of the curve under Euclidean motions: if a Euclidean motion is applied to a curve, then the resulting curve has
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vectors at two points on a plane curve, a translated version of the second frame (dotted), and the change in
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about the tangent vector, and similarly the top will rotate in the opposite direction of this precession.
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direction of the circular motion. In the limiting case when the curvature vanishes, the observer's normal
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An alternative way to arrive at the same expressions is to take the first three derivatives of the curve
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of a single turn. The curvature and torsion of a helix (with constant radius) are given by the formulas
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Create your own animated illustrations of moving Frenet-Serret frames, curvature and torsion functions
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depend on the curve being given in terms of the arclength parameter. This is a natural assumption in
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The Frenet–Serret frame is particularly well-behaved with regard to Euclidean motions. First, since
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Repeatedly differentiating the curve and applying the Frenet–Serret formulas gives the following
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Iyer, B.R.; Vishveshwara, C.V. (1993), "Frenet-Serret description of gyroscopic precession",
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The remaining vectors in the frame (the binormal, trinormal, etc.) are defined similarly by
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of the particle as a function of time. The Frenet–Serret formulas apply to curves which are
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Goriely, A.; Robertson-Tessi, M.; Tabor, M.; Vandiver, R. (2006), "Elastic growth models",
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remains constant if the slinky is vertically stretched out along its central axis. (Here 2π
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If the curvature is always zero then the curve will be a straight line. Here the vectors
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are equal to these osculating planes. The Frenet ribbon is in general not developable.
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frame. This procedure also generalizes to produce Frenet frames in higher dimensions.
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asserts that the curves are congruent. In particular, the curvature and torsion are a
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The Frenet–Serret formulas were generalized to higher-dimensional Euclidean spaces by
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if, when viewed from above, the curve's trajectory is turning leftward, and will be
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Jordan, Camille (1874), "Sur la théorie des courbes dans l'espace à n dimensions",
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Explicit expressions for the curvature and torsion may be computed. For example,
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frame. If the Darboux derivatives of two frames are equal, then a version of the
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This leaves only the rotations to consider. Intuitively, if we apply a rotation
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Note that these are not the arc length parametrizations (in which case, each of
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At the peaks of the torsion function the rotation of the Frenet–Serret frame (
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The last vector in the frame is defined by the cross-product of the first
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The sign of the torsion is determined by the right-handed or left-handed
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is used to give the curve traced out by the trajectory of the particle a
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are linearly independent. The vectors in the Frenet–Serret frame are an
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vectors of the Frenet–Serret frame changes by the matrix of a rotation
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A curve may have nonzero curvature and zero torsion. For example, the
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The first Frenet-Serret formula holds by the definition of the normal
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The kinematics of the frame have many applications in the sciences.
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The Frenet–Serret formulas are frequently introduced in courses on
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A Comprehensive Introduction to Differential Geometry (Volume Two)
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If the torsion is always zero then the curve will lie in a plane.
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The Frenet–Serret apparatus allows one to define certain optimal
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where these sheets intersect, approach the osculating planes of
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and the curvature describes the speed of rotation of the frame.
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In detail, the unit tangent vector is the first Frenet vector
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The tangent, normal, and binormal unit vectors, often called
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Salas and Hille's Calculus — One and Several Variables
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centered around a curve. These have diverse applications in
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Concretely, suppose that the observer carries an (inertial)
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of the observer's coordinate system is proportional to the
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need no longer be arclength. Then the unit tangent vector
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as a companion to the study of space curves such as the
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properties of a particle moving along a differentiable
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Etgen, Garret; Hille, Einar; Salas, Saturnino (1995),
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In his expository writings on the geometry of curves,
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if it is turning rightward. As a result, the torsion
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This is perhaps because both the Frenet ribbon and 5140: 4895: 4842: 4806: 4766: 4638: 4286: 4203: 4145: 3957: 3901: 3477: 3448: 3415: 3334: 3302: 3269: 2892: 2750: 2568: 2539: 2341: 2214: 2076: 1914: 1833: 1716: 1630: 1411: 1377: 1353: 1168: 1066: 988: 872: 812: 657: 514: 257: 174: 93: 8813: 8775: 8720: 8670: 7496:{\displaystyle {\bf {B}}={\bf {T}}\times {\bf {N}}} 7111:=0 plane has zero torsion and curvature equal to 1/ 5930:set of invariants for a curve in three-dimensions. 4257:is the height of a single twist of the slinky, and 4005:{\displaystyle \tau =\pm {\frac {h}{r^{2}+h^{2}}}.} 8335:(7th ed.), John Wiley & Sons, p. 896 8078: 7878: 7858: 7720: 7700: 7659: 7621: 7597: 7556: 7518: 7495: 7451: 7428: 7327: 7226: 7203: 7045: 6881: 6765: 6493: 6319: 6058: 5851: 5663: 5318: 5099: 4864: 4828: 4788: 4748: 4581: 4242: 4175: 4004: 3942: 3659:The Frenet–Serret frame consisting of the tangent 3634:This is exactly the second Frenet-Serret formula. 3485: 3463: 3434: 3398: 3317: 3288: 3252: 2868: 2716: 2551: 2522: 2326: 2173: 2041: 1886: 1813: 1645: 1582: 1383: 1359: 1336: 1093: 1031: 950: 852: 728: 541: 425: 208:to the curve, pointing in the direction of motion. 189: 108: 8623:Very nice visual representation for the trihedron 8273:. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall. p.  5134:. The projection of the curve onto this plane is: 5421:; the tangent planes of the Frenet ribbon along 3943:{\displaystyle \kappa ={\frac {r}{r^{2}+h^{2}}}} 5628:frame also rotates. More precisely, the matrix 5409:. Namely, the tangent planes of both sheets of 3884:. A helix can be characterized by the height 2π 3849:) around the tangent vector is clearly visible. 7459:-plane. As a result, the unit binormal vector 8643: 7122:has constant curvature and constant torsion. 3675:of 3-space. At each point of the curve, this 1398:The Frenet–Serret formulas are also known as 581:, which roughly means that they have nonzero 444:is the derivative with respect to arclength, 8: 8557:Journal de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées 8353:Journal de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées 7695: 7674: 7654: 7636: 7592: 7571: 7551: 7533: 7198: 7162: 7031: 6986: 6867: 6844: 6839: 6795: 6652: 6630: 6485: 6441: 6146: 6124: 6050: 6028: 5492:is a composite of the following operations: 3001: 2979: 2860: 2838: 2833: 2776: 2488: 2434: 2307: 2276: 2165: 2134: 2014: 1968: 1805: 1774: 1039:we automatically obtain the first relation. 542:{\displaystyle {\tfrac {d\mathbf {T} }{ds}}} 8592:Lectures on Classical Differential Geometry 8215:. San Jose State University. Archived from 8213:"Watching Flies Fly: Kappatau Space Curves" 2184:The tangent and the normal vector at point 8650: 8636: 8628: 8464: 8063: 8059: 8049: 8016: 7982: 7906: 7903: 7895: 7871: 7847: 7842: 7836: 7817: 7816: 7810: 7805: 7798: 7793: 7774: 7773: 7750: 7749: 7743: 7738: 7735: 7733: 7713: 7672: 7634: 7613: 7612: 7610: 7569: 7531: 7508: 7487: 7486: 7477: 7476: 7467: 7466: 7464: 7441: 7416: 7411: 7392: 7391: 7385: 7380: 7359: 7358: 7354: 7345: 7344: 7342: 7340: 7315: 7310: 7291: 7290: 7284: 7279: 7258: 7257: 7253: 7244: 7243: 7241: 7239: 7216: 7144: 7143: 7141: 7034: 7012: 6990: 6963: 6941: 6919: 6912: 6904: 6870: 6848: 6821: 6799: 6792: 6784: 6750: 6741: 6732: 6724: 6655: 6634: 6614: 6605: 6596: 6588: 6577: 6571: 6569: 6567: 6467: 6445: 6421: 6399: 6395: 6378: 6361: 6344: 6342: 6291: 6269: 6262: 6239: 6208: 6186: 6159: 6155: 6128: 6104: 6100: 6083: 6081: 6032: 6008: 6004: 5987: 5985: 5843: 5828: 5818: 5815: 5806: 5796: 5778: 5768: 5765: 5756: 5732: 5713: 5710: 5708: 5644: 5307: 5280: 5240: 5233: 5212: 5186: 5176: 5169: 5141: 5139: 5088: 5061: 5021: 5014: 4993: 4959: 4952: 4925: 4918: 4896: 4894: 4853: 4841: 4817: 4805: 4777: 4765: 4734: 4707: 4683: 4676: 4659: 4639: 4637: 4567: 4540: 4500: 4493: 4472: 4438: 4431: 4404: 4397: 4375: 4349: 4339: 4332: 4304: 4287: 4285: 4234: 4221: 4208: 4202: 4165: 4152: 4146: 4144: 3990: 3977: 3967: 3956: 3931: 3918: 3908: 3900: 3478: 3476: 3455: 3450: 3447: 3420: 3414: 3379: 3374: 3352: 3347: 3333: 3309: 3304: 3301: 3274: 3268: 3223: 3218: 3191: 3186: 3177: 3143: 3105: 3060: 3028: 3011: 3007: 2983: 2946: 2941: 2911: 2906: 2897: 2893: 2891: 2842: 2812: 2807: 2785: 2780: 2773: 2755: 2749: 2692: 2687: 2685: 2660: 2655: 2653: 2628: 2623: 2621: 2602: 2597: 2595: 2576: 2571: 2569: 2567: 2538: 2498: 2493: 2491: 2473: 2468: 2443: 2438: 2422: 2411: 2383: 2378: 2354: 2349: 2346: 2342: 2340: 2313: 2287: 2282: 2279: 2254: 2249: 2246: 2243: 2225: 2220: 2215: 2213: 2145: 2140: 2137: 2112: 2107: 2104: 2101: 2083: 2078: 2075: 2024: 2019: 2017: 1999: 1994: 1972: 1947: 1923: 1918: 1915: 1913: 1866: 1842: 1837: 1834: 1832: 1785: 1780: 1777: 1752: 1747: 1744: 1741: 1723: 1718: 1715: 1637: 1633: 1632: 1629: 1564: 1555: 1546: 1538: 1469: 1448: 1434: 1420: 1412: 1410: 1376: 1352: 1322: 1298: 1291: 1286: 1283: 1271: 1260: 1236: 1229: 1224: 1221: 1209: 1188: 1181: 1176: 1173: 1169: 1167: 1083: 1075: 1067: 1065: 1014: 1007: 1002: 999: 987: 928: 921: 916: 913: 898: 891: 886: 883: 881: 873: 871: 836: 829: 824: 821: 813: 811: 694: 682: 677: 656: 522: 515: 513: 411: 387: 380: 375: 372: 360: 349: 325: 318: 313: 310: 298: 277: 270: 265: 262: 258: 256: 181: 177: 176: 173: 100: 96: 95: 92: 5346: 978:, since there is no change in length of 8153: 3651:The Frenet–Serret frame moving along a 1108:The Frenet–Serret frame moving along a 624:which the particle has moved along the 609:) are required not to be proportional. 585:. More formally, in this situation the 8229: 8160: 7701:{\displaystyle \langle 0,0,-1\rangle } 7598:{\displaystyle \langle 0,0,-1\rangle } 7069:and the torsion are not well defined. 2727:The real valued functions used below χ 1120:is represented by the red arrow while 7660:{\displaystyle \langle 0,0,1\rangle } 7557:{\displaystyle \langle 0,0,1\rangle } 6892:The torsion may be expressed using a 4176:{\displaystyle {\sqrt {h^{2}+r^{2}}}} 1152:are all perpendicular to each other. 739:Moreover, since we have assumed that 7: 7728:will always be zero and the formula 4611:have the following interpretations: 226:of the curve, divided by its length. 8445:Indiana University Technical Report 5961:Suppose that the curve is given by 4796:, whose curvature at 0 is equal to 3693:The Frenet–Serret formulas admit a 3497:Proof of the Frenet-Serret formulas 8697:Radius of curvature (applications) 6578: 6572: 5844: 5829: 5819: 5807: 5797: 5779: 5769: 5757: 5733: 5714: 5476:. In terms of the parametrization 3872:Frenet–Serret formulas in calculus 3789:Example of a moving Frenet basis ( 3749: 1299: 1287: 1237: 1225: 1189: 1177: 1124:is represented by the black arrow. 1116:is represented by the blue arrow, 1015: 1003: 929: 917: 899: 887: 837: 825: 388: 376: 326: 314: 278: 266: 25: 8785:Curvature of Riemannian manifolds 8583:Lectures on Differential Geometry 8371:, Springer-Verlag, archived from 8343:Sur les courbes à double courbure 8269:Lectures on Differential Geometry 7335:and principal unit normal vector 7234:-plane, then its tangent vector 5405:exhibit similar properties along 4243:{\displaystyle A^{2}=h^{2}+r^{2}} 3520:are orthogonal unit vectors with 2883:, stated in matrix language, are 982:. Note that by calling curvature 232:is the binormal unit vector, the 27:Formulas in differential geometry 8305:Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 8137:Tangential and normal components 8096: 7818: 7775: 7751: 7614: 7488: 7478: 7468: 7393: 7360: 7346: 7292: 7259: 7245: 7145: 7013: 6991: 6964: 6942: 6920: 6849: 6822: 6800: 6751: 6742: 6733: 6635: 6615: 6606: 6597: 6468: 6446: 6422: 6400: 6379: 6362: 6345: 6292: 6270: 6240: 6209: 6187: 6160: 6129: 6105: 6084: 6033: 6009: 5988: 5664:{\displaystyle Q\rightarrow QM.} 5603:frame attached to the new curve 5488:, a general Euclidean motion of 5326:which traces out the graph of a 5281: 5213: 5142: 5062: 4994: 4897: 4708: 4660: 4640: 4541: 4473: 4376: 4305: 4288: 3853: 3809: 3748:The general case is illustrated 3735:conservation of angular momentum 3479: 3464:{\displaystyle \mathbf {e} _{n}} 3451: 3375: 3348: 3318:{\displaystyle \mathbf {e} _{n}} 3305: 3219: 3187: 2984: 2942: 2907: 2843: 2808: 2781: 2688: 2656: 2624: 2598: 2572: 2494: 2469: 2439: 2379: 2350: 2283: 2250: 2221: 2141: 2108: 2079: 2020: 1995: 1973: 1948: 1919: 1867: 1838: 1781: 1748: 1719: 1646:{\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{n}} 1565: 1556: 1547: 1450: 1436: 1422: 1323: 1292: 1272: 1261: 1230: 1210: 1182: 1132:is always perpendicular to both 1084: 1076: 1068: 1008: 922: 892: 874: 830: 814: 695: 523: 412: 381: 361: 350: 319: 299: 271: 248:The Frenet–Serret formulas are: 190:{\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{3}} 109:{\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{3}} 8594:, Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley 8418:Guggenheimer, Heinrich (1977), 5924:fundamental theorem of calculus 4123:(0 ≤ t ≤ 2 π). 3638:Applications and interpretation 1140:. Thus, the three unit vectors 218:unit vector, the derivative of 8056: 8046: 8042: 8036: 8025: 8013: 8009: 8003: 7992: 7989: 7983: 7979: 7973: 7962: 7956: 7942: 7936: 7925: 7919: 7907: 7843: 7837: 7833: 7827: 7811: 7806: 7799: 7794: 7790: 7784: 7766: 7760: 7744: 7739: 7526:plane and thus must be either 7417: 7412: 7408: 7402: 7386: 7381: 7375: 7369: 7316: 7311: 7307: 7301: 7285: 7280: 7274: 7268: 7189: 7183: 7174: 7168: 7156: 7150: 7027: 7021: 7005: 6999: 6981: 6978: 6972: 6956: 6950: 6934: 6928: 6915: 6863: 6857: 6836: 6830: 6814: 6808: 6649: 6643: 6482: 6476: 6460: 6454: 6436: 6430: 6414: 6408: 6389: 6383: 6372: 6366: 6355: 6349: 6310: 6306: 6300: 6284: 6278: 6264: 6258: 6254: 6248: 6234: 6223: 6217: 6201: 6195: 6174: 6168: 6143: 6137: 6119: 6113: 6094: 6088: 6047: 6041: 6023: 6017: 5998: 5992: 5934:Other expressions of the frame 5872:for the matrix of a rotation. 5753: 5743: 5727: 5718: 5649: 5313: 5300: 5291: 5285: 5267: 5261: 5255: 5249: 5223: 5217: 5198: 5192: 5152: 5146: 5094: 5081: 5072: 5066: 5048: 5042: 5036: 5030: 5004: 4998: 4979: 4973: 4940: 4934: 4907: 4901: 4859: 4846: 4823: 4810: 4783: 4770: 4740: 4727: 4718: 4712: 4698: 4692: 4670: 4664: 4650: 4644: 4573: 4560: 4551: 4545: 4527: 4521: 4515: 4509: 4483: 4477: 4458: 4452: 4419: 4413: 4386: 4380: 4361: 4355: 4315: 4309: 4298: 4292: 4081:and, for a left-handed helix, 4077:(0 ≤ t ≤ 2 π) 3386: 3380: 3359: 3353: 3235: 3229: 3203: 3197: 3161: 3155: 3123: 3117: 3072: 3066: 3040: 3034: 2998: 2992: 2961: 2955: 2926: 2920: 2857: 2851: 2830: 2824: 2800: 2794: 2767: 2761: 2711: 2705: 2679: 2673: 2641: 2635: 2615: 2609: 2589: 2583: 2510: 2504: 2485: 2479: 2461: 2455: 2450: 2444: 2401: 2395: 2390: 2384: 2371: 2365: 2304: 2298: 2271: 2265: 2237: 2231: 2162: 2156: 2129: 2123: 2095: 2089: 2056:, is the second Frenet vector 2036: 2030: 2011: 2005: 1987: 1981: 1962: 1956: 1940: 1934: 1881: 1875: 1859: 1853: 1802: 1796: 1769: 1763: 1735: 1729: 1025: 996: 939: 910: 713: 709: 703: 689: 667: 661: 1: 8524:American Mathematical Society 8403:10.1215/S0012-7094-74-04180-5 8317:10.1016/s0092-8240(05)80070-9 8201:Iyer and Vishveshwara (1993). 5938:The formulas given above for 5700:is unaffected by a rotation: 5444:Roughly speaking, two curves 974:) is always perpendicular to 958:from which it follows, since 743:′ ≠ 0, it follows that 476:, is called collectively the 131:, in his thesis of 1847, and 122:tangent, normal, and binormal 8617:Rudy Rucker's KappaTau Paper 5563:is the matrix of a rotation. 5397:of the osculating planes of 4139:would need to be divided by 3486:{\displaystyle \mathbf {r} } 2360: 2293: 2260: 2151: 2118: 1929: 1848: 1791: 1758: 1665:constructed by applying the 782:With a non-degenerate curve 464:basis combined with the two 197:and are defined as follows: 5484:) defining the first curve 3435:{\displaystyle \chi _{n-1}} 3289:{\displaystyle \chi _{n-1}} 1128:from which it follows that 41:A space curve; the vectors 8890: 8581:Sternberg, Shlomo (1964), 8142:Radial, transverse, normal 7129: 6543:In terms of the parameter 5413:, near the singular locus 3831:, and the binormal vector 642:arc-length parametrization 29: 8575:, Publish or Perish, Inc. 8518:Kühnel, Wolfgang (2002), 8390:Duke Mathematical Journal 8112:Affine geometry of curves 7622:{\displaystyle {\bf {B}}} 7605:. By the right-hand rule 3865:curvature of plane curves 2052:Its normalized form, the 1044:The binormal unit vector 549:will be in the direction 8815:Curvature of connections 8790:Riemann curvature tensor 8712:Total absolute curvature 8590:Struik, Dirk J. (1961), 8483:10.1103/physrevd.48.5706 7503:is perpendicular to the 6532:. The resulting ordered 5468:to line up with that of 5126:is the plane containing 4881:is the plane containing 4865:{\displaystyle O(s^{2})} 4829:{\displaystyle O(s^{3})} 4789:{\displaystyle O(s^{2})} 802:The tangent unit vector 8874:Curvature (mathematics) 8762:Second fundamental form 8752:Gauss–Codazzi equations 7879:{\displaystyle \kappa } 5969:), where the parameter 5910:curvature and torsion. 5624:to the curve, then the 4190:employs the model of a 3862: 3818: 3784:Graphical Illustrations 3731:uniform circular motion 3643:Kinematics of the frame 1901:, sometimes called the 1624:) is a smooth curve in 1360:{\displaystyle \kappa } 862:The normal unit vector 638:natural parametrization 478:Frenet–Serret apparatus 8864:Multivariable calculus 8767:Third fundamental form 8757:First fundamental form 8722:Differential geometry 8692:Frenet–Serret formulas 8672:Differential geometry 8548:Serret, J. A. (1851), 8507:C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris 8080: 7880: 7860: 7722: 7702: 7661: 7623: 7599: 7558: 7520: 7497: 7453: 7430: 7329: 7228: 7205: 7047: 6883: 6767: 6524:′′′( 6495: 6321: 6060: 5853: 5665: 5352: 5320: 5101: 4866: 4830: 4790: 4750: 4583: 4244: 4177: 4020: 4006: 3944: 3878:multivariable calculus 3737:it must rotate in the 3718: 3671:collectively forms an 3656: 3487: 3465: 3436: 3400: 3319: 3290: 3254: 2881:Frenet–Serret formulas 2870: 2718: 2553: 2524: 2433: 2328: 2175: 2043: 1888: 1815: 1647: 1584: 1385: 1361: 1338: 1157:Frenet–Serret formulas 1125: 1095: 1033: 952: 854: 730: 554: 543: 427: 191: 150:, or collectively the 110: 74:Frenet–Serret formulas 65: 8859:Differential geometry 8664:differential geometry 8520:Differential geometry 8436:Hanson, A.J. (2007), 8420:Differential Geometry 8263:For terminology, see 8211:Rucker, Rudy (1999). 8081: 7881: 7861: 7723: 7721:{\displaystyle \tau } 7703: 7662: 7624: 7600: 7559: 7521: 7498: 7454: 7436:will also lie in the 7431: 7330: 7229: 7206: 7130:Further information: 7048: 6894:scalar triple product 6884: 6768: 6496: 6322: 6061: 5854: 5666: 5599:) is the same as the 5524:is a constant vector. 5350: 5321: 5102: 4867: 4831: 4791: 4760:up to terms of order 4751: 4604:coordinate system at 4584: 4245: 4178: 4018: 4007: 3945: 3823:, the tangent vector 3716: 3650: 3488: 3466: 3437: 3401: 3320: 3291: 3255: 2871: 2739:generalized curvature 2719: 2554: 2525: 2407: 2329: 2176: 2044: 1889: 1816: 1653:, and that the first 1648: 1585: 1400:Frenet–Serret theorem 1386: 1384:{\displaystyle \tau } 1362: 1339: 1107: 1096: 1034: 953: 855: 731: 544: 491: 428: 192: 111: 84:in three-dimensional 70:differential geometry 40: 8732:Principal curvatures 8117:Differentiable curve 7894: 7870: 7732: 7712: 7671: 7633: 7609: 7568: 7530: 7507: 7463: 7440: 7339: 7238: 7215: 7211:is contained in the 7140: 6903: 6783: 6566: 6530:Gram-Schmidt process 6528:), and to apply the 6341: 6080: 5984: 5707: 5643: 5587:). Intuitively, the 5429:Congruence of curves 5138: 4893: 4840: 4804: 4764: 4636: 4284: 4271:Taylor approximation 4201: 4143: 3955: 3899: 3827:, the normal vector 3819:On the example of a 3752:. There are further 3475: 3446: 3413: 3332: 3300: 3267: 2890: 2748: 2566: 2537: 2339: 2212: 2074: 1912: 1831: 1714: 1707:) and is defined as 1667:Gram-Schmidt process 1628: 1409: 1375: 1351: 1166: 1064: 986: 870: 810: 759:, and thus to write 655: 640:by arc length (i.e. 512: 255: 222:with respect to the 172: 162:), together form an 133:Joseph Alfred Serret 129:Jean Frédéric Frenet 91: 8805:Sectional curvature 8777:Riemannian geometry 8658:Various notions of 8475:1993PhRvD..48.5706I 8340:Frenet, F. (1847), 8219:on 15 October 2004. 6555:)|| because of the 5632:whose rows are the 5388:tangent developable 3325:, differ by a sign 2954: 2919: 2793: 2741:and are defined as 2552:{\displaystyle n-1} 792:Frenet–Serret frame 687: 573:, representing the 224:arclength parameter 204:is the unit vector 152:Frenet–Serret frame 8737:Gaussian curvature 8687:Torsion of a curve 8385:Griffiths, Phillip 8265:Sternberg (1964). 8104:Mathematics portal 8076: 7876: 7866:for the curvature 7856: 7718: 7698: 7657: 7619: 7595: 7554: 7519:{\displaystyle xy} 7516: 7493: 7452:{\displaystyle xy} 7449: 7426: 7424: 7325: 7323: 7227:{\displaystyle xy} 7224: 7201: 7043: 6879: 6763: 6757: 6718: 6621: 6491: 6317: 6069:The normal vector 6056: 5977:may be written as 5952:Euclidean geometry 5916:Darboux derivative 5875:Hence the entries 5849: 5661: 5591:frame attached to 5435:Euclidean geometry 5353: 5316: 5097: 4862: 4826: 4786: 4746: 4579: 4273:to the curve near 4240: 4173: 4021: 4002: 3940: 3719: 3681:frame of 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755:as a function of 536: 396: 334: 286: 164:orthonormal basis 120:of the so-called 16:(Redirected from 8881: 8800:Scalar curvature 8702:Affine curvature 8652: 8645: 8638: 8629: 8595: 8586: 8576: 8563: 8554: 8544: 8514: 8501: 8468: 8447: 8442: 8432: 8413: 8379: 8377: 8370: 8350: 8348: 8336: 8327: 8290: 8288: 8272: 8261: 8255: 8252: 8246: 8239: 8233: 8227: 8221: 8220: 8208: 8202: 8199: 8193: 8192:Crenshaw (1993). 8190: 8184: 8170: 8164: 8158: 8106: 8101: 8100: 8085: 8083: 8082: 8077: 8075: 8073: 8072: 8071: 8067: 8054: 8053: 8035: 8021: 8020: 8002: 7987: 7986: 7972: 7955: 7935: 7918: 7910: 7904: 7885: 7883: 7882: 7877: 7865: 7863: 7862: 7857: 7855: 7853: 7852: 7851: 7846: 7840: 7826: 7822: 7821: 7814: 7809: 7803: 7802: 7797: 7783: 7779: 7778: 7759: 7755: 7754: 7747: 7742: 7736: 7727: 7725: 7724: 7719: 7707: 7705: 7704: 7699: 7666: 7664: 7663: 7658: 7628: 7626: 7625: 7620: 7618: 7617: 7604: 7602: 7601: 7596: 7563: 7561: 7560: 7555: 7525: 7523: 7522: 7517: 7502: 7500: 7499: 7494: 7492: 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6149: 6136: 6132: 6122: 6112: 6108: 6101: 6087: 6065: 6063: 6062: 6057: 6055: 6053: 6040: 6036: 6026: 6016: 6012: 6005: 5991: 5898: 5896: 5895: 5890: 5887: 5871: 5858: 5856: 5855: 5850: 5848: 5847: 5838: 5836: 5832: 5826: 5822: 5816: 5811: 5810: 5801: 5800: 5788: 5786: 5782: 5776: 5772: 5766: 5761: 5760: 5742: 5740: 5736: 5730: 5717: 5711: 5696: 5694: 5693: 5688: 5685: 5670: 5668: 5667: 5662: 5616: 5474:Euclidean motion 5371:, as well as to 5328:cubic polynomial 5325: 5323: 5322: 5317: 5312: 5311: 5284: 5279: 5275: 5270: 5245: 5244: 5234: 5216: 5211: 5207: 5206: 5201: 5191: 5190: 5181: 5180: 5170: 5145: 5124:rectifying plane 5106: 5104: 5103: 5098: 5093: 5092: 5065: 5060: 5056: 5051: 5026: 5025: 5015: 4997: 4992: 4988: 4987: 4982: 4972: 4964: 4963: 4953: 4948: 4943: 4930: 4929: 4919: 4900: 4871: 4869: 4868: 4863: 4858: 4857: 4835: 4833: 4832: 4827: 4822: 4821: 4795: 4793: 4792: 4787: 4782: 4781: 4755: 4753: 4752: 4747: 4739: 4738: 4711: 4706: 4701: 4688: 4687: 4677: 4663: 4643: 4618:osculating plane 4610: 4588: 4586: 4585: 4580: 4572: 4571: 4544: 4539: 4535: 4530: 4505: 4504: 4494: 4476: 4471: 4467: 4466: 4461: 4451: 4443: 4442: 4432: 4427: 4422: 4409: 4408: 4398: 4379: 4374: 4370: 4369: 4364: 4354: 4353: 4344: 4343: 4333: 4308: 4291: 4265:Taylor expansion 4249: 4247: 4246: 4241: 4239: 4238: 4226: 4225: 4213: 4212: 4182: 4180: 4179: 4174: 4172: 4170: 4169: 4157: 4156: 4147: 4011: 4009: 4008: 4003: 3998: 3996: 3995: 3994: 3982: 3981: 3968: 3949: 3947: 3946: 3941: 3939: 3937: 3936: 3935: 3923: 3922: 3909: 3857: 3813: 3704:angular momentum 3492: 3490: 3489: 3484: 3482: 3470: 3468: 3467: 3462: 3460: 3459: 3454: 3441: 3439: 3438: 3433: 3431: 3430: 3405: 3403: 3402: 3397: 3395: 3391: 3390: 3389: 3378: 3363: 3362: 3351: 3324: 3322: 3321: 3316: 3314: 3313: 3308: 3295: 3293: 3292: 3287: 3285: 3284: 3259: 3257: 3256: 3251: 3249: 3245: 3244: 3228: 3227: 3222: 3196: 3195: 3190: 3176: 3175: 3154: 3153: 3134: 3116: 3115: 3089: 3086: 3065: 3064: 3044: 3033: 3032: 2991: 2987: 2978: 2971: 2970: 2950: 2945: 2915: 2910: 2875: 2873: 2872: 2867: 2865: 2863: 2850: 2846: 2836: 2823: 2822: 2811: 2789: 2784: 2774: 2760: 2759: 2723: 2721: 2720: 2715: 2704: 2703: 2702: 2691: 2672: 2671: 2670: 2659: 2634: 2633: 2632: 2627: 2608: 2607: 2606: 2601: 2582: 2581: 2580: 2575: 2558: 2556: 2555: 2550: 2529: 2527: 2526: 2521: 2519: 2503: 2502: 2497: 2478: 2477: 2472: 2454: 2453: 2442: 2432: 2421: 2394: 2393: 2382: 2364: 2359: 2358: 2353: 2347: 2333: 2331: 2330: 2325: 2323: 2319: 2315: 2312: 2310: 2297: 2292: 2291: 2286: 2280: 2274: 2264: 2259: 2258: 2253: 2247: 2244: 2230: 2229: 2224: 2191:osculating plane 2180: 2178: 2177: 2172: 2170: 2168: 2155: 2150: 2149: 2144: 2138: 2132: 2122: 2117: 2116: 2111: 2105: 2102: 2088: 2087: 2082: 2048: 2046: 2045: 2040: 2029: 2028: 2023: 2004: 2003: 1998: 1980: 1976: 1955: 1951: 1933: 1928: 1927: 1922: 1916: 1903:curvature vector 1893: 1891: 1890: 1885: 1874: 1870: 1852: 1847: 1846: 1841: 1835: 1820: 1818: 1817: 1812: 1810: 1808: 1795: 1790: 1789: 1784: 1778: 1772: 1762: 1757: 1756: 1751: 1745: 1742: 1728: 1727: 1722: 1669:to the vectors ( 1652: 1650: 1649: 1644: 1642: 1641: 1636: 1589: 1587: 1586: 1581: 1576: 1575: 1568: 1559: 1550: 1537: 1536: 1465: 1464: 1457: 1456: 1443: 1442: 1429: 1428: 1390: 1388: 1387: 1382: 1366: 1364: 1363: 1358: 1343: 1341: 1340: 1335: 1333: 1326: 1308: 1306: 1302: 1296: 1295: 1290: 1284: 1275: 1264: 1246: 1244: 1240: 1234: 1233: 1228: 1222: 1213: 1198: 1196: 1192: 1186: 1185: 1180: 1174: 1100: 1098: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1079: 1071: 1038: 1036: 1035: 1030: 1028: 1024: 1022: 1018: 1012: 1011: 1006: 1000: 962:always has unit 957: 955: 954: 949: 944: 942: 938: 936: 932: 926: 925: 920: 914: 908: 906: 902: 896: 895: 890: 884: 882: 877: 859: 857: 856: 851: 846: 844: 840: 834: 833: 828: 822: 817: 735: 733: 732: 727: 716: 712: 702: 698: 686: 681: 620:) represent the 548: 546: 545: 540: 538: 535: 527: 526: 517: 432: 430: 429: 424: 422: 415: 397: 395: 391: 385: 384: 379: 373: 364: 353: 335: 333: 329: 323: 322: 317: 311: 302: 287: 285: 281: 275: 274: 269: 263: 196: 194: 193: 188: 186: 185: 180: 115: 113: 112: 107: 105: 104: 99: 55:osculating plane 21: 8889: 8888: 8884: 8883: 8882: 8880: 8879: 8878: 8849: 8848: 8847: 8842: 8809: 8795:Ricci curvature 8771: 8723: 8716: 8707:Total curvature 8673: 8666: 8656: 8603: 8589: 8585:, Prentice-Hall 8580: 8569:Spivak, Michael 8567: 8552: 8547: 8534: 8517: 8504: 8450: 8440: 8435: 8430: 8417: 8383: 8375: 8368: 8361: 8346: 8339: 8330: 8302: 8299: 8294: 8293: 8285: 8264: 8262: 8258: 8253: 8249: 8240: 8236: 8228: 8224: 8210: 8209: 8205: 8200: 8196: 8191: 8187: 8182: 8172:Only the first 8171: 8167: 8159: 8155: 8150: 8102: 8095: 8092: 8055: 8045: 8028: 8012: 7995: 7988: 7965: 7948: 7928: 7911: 7905: 7892: 7891: 7887: 7868: 7867: 7841: 7815: 7804: 7772: 7748: 7737: 7730: 7729: 7710: 7709: 7669: 7668: 7631: 7630: 7607: 7606: 7566: 7565: 7528: 7527: 7505: 7504: 7461: 7460: 7438: 7437: 7390: 7379: 7357: 7356: 7337: 7336: 7289: 7278: 7256: 7255: 7236: 7235: 7213: 7212: 7138: 7137: 7134: 7128: 7059: 7030: 7011: 6989: 6985: 6962: 6940: 6918: 6914: 6901: 6900: 6866: 6847: 6843: 6820: 6798: 6794: 6781: 6780: 6756: 6755: 6747: 6746: 6738: 6737: 6725: 6717: 6716: 6711: 6703: 6697: 6696: 6691: 6686: 6677: 6676: 6671: 6666: 6656: 6633: 6620: 6619: 6611: 6610: 6602: 6601: 6589: 6576: 6564: 6563: 6516:′′( 6466: 6444: 6440: 6420: 6398: 6397: 6339: 6338: 6290: 6268: 6267: 6263: 6238: 6237: 6233: 6232: 6207: 6185: 6184: 6180: 6158: 6157: 6127: 6123: 6103: 6102: 6078: 6077: 6073:takes the form 6031: 6027: 6007: 6006: 5982: 5981: 5936: 5891: 5888: 5883: 5882: 5880: 5863: 5839: 5827: 5817: 5802: 5792: 5777: 5767: 5752: 5731: 5712: 5705: 5704: 5689: 5686: 5681: 5680: 5678: 5641: 5640: 5604: 5452:′ in space are 5431: 5390:, which is the 5345: 5303: 5236: 5235: 5229: 5182: 5172: 5171: 5162: 5158: 5136: 5135: 5084: 5017: 5016: 5010: 4965: 4955: 4954: 4921: 4920: 4917: 4913: 4891: 4890: 4849: 4838: 4837: 4813: 4802: 4801: 4773: 4762: 4761: 4730: 4679: 4678: 4634: 4633: 4605: 4563: 4496: 4495: 4489: 4444: 4434: 4433: 4400: 4399: 4396: 4392: 4345: 4335: 4334: 4325: 4321: 4282: 4281: 4267: 4230: 4217: 4204: 4199: 4198: 4161: 4148: 4141: 4140: 3986: 3973: 3972: 3953: 3952: 3927: 3914: 3913: 3897: 3896: 3874: 3836: 3803:Viviani's curve 3786: 3762: 3667:, and binormal 3645: 3640: 3598:, this becomes 3532:, one also has 3499: 3473: 3472: 3449: 3444: 3443: 3416: 3411: 3410: 3373: 3346: 3345: 3341: 3330: 3329: 3303: 3298: 3297: 3270: 3265: 3264: 3247: 3246: 3239: 3238: 3217: 3214: 3213: 3207: 3206: 3185: 3178: 3170: 3169: 3164: 3139: 3133: 3127: 3126: 3101: 3099: 3094: 3087: 3085: 3080: 3075: 3056: 3050: 3049: 3043: 3024: 3022: 3012: 2982: 2976: 2975: 2965: 2964: 2937: 2936: 2930: 2929: 2898: 2888: 2887: 2841: 2837: 2806: 2775: 2751: 2746: 2745: 2732: 2686: 2654: 2622: 2596: 2570: 2564: 2563: 2535: 2534: 2517: 2516: 2492: 2467: 2437: 2377: 2348: 2337: 2336: 2321: 2320: 2281: 2275: 2248: 2245: 2219: 2210: 2209: 2139: 2133: 2106: 2103: 2077: 2072: 2071: 2062: 2018: 1993: 1971: 1946: 1917: 1910: 1909: 1865: 1836: 1829: 1828: 1779: 1773: 1746: 1743: 1717: 1712: 1711: 1702: 1681:′′( 1657:derivatives of 1631: 1626: 1625: 1607: 1593:This matrix is 1570: 1569: 1561: 1560: 1552: 1551: 1539: 1531: 1530: 1525: 1517: 1511: 1510: 1505: 1500: 1491: 1490: 1485: 1480: 1470: 1459: 1458: 1449: 1445: 1444: 1435: 1431: 1430: 1421: 1413: 1407: 1406: 1373: 1372: 1349: 1348: 1331: 1330: 1309: 1297: 1285: 1280: 1279: 1247: 1235: 1223: 1218: 1217: 1199: 1187: 1175: 1164: 1163: 1062: 1061: 1013: 1001: 995: 984: 983: 970:(the change of 927: 915: 909: 897: 885: 868: 867: 835: 823: 808: 807: 693: 692: 688: 653: 652: 632:. The quantity 605:′′( 575:position vector 571:Euclidean space 528: 518: 510: 509: 486: 420: 419: 398: 386: 374: 369: 368: 336: 324: 312: 307: 306: 288: 276: 264: 253: 252: 175: 170: 169: 94: 89: 88: 86:Euclidean space 35: 32:normal morphism 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 8887: 8885: 8877: 8876: 8871: 8866: 8861: 8851: 8850: 8844: 8843: 8841: 8840: 8835: 8830: 8828:Torsion tensor 8825: 8823:Curvature form 8819: 8817: 8811: 8810: 8808: 8807: 8802: 8797: 8792: 8787: 8781: 8779: 8773: 8772: 8770: 8769: 8764: 8759: 8754: 8749: 8744: 8742:Mean curvature 8739: 8734: 8728: 8726: 8718: 8717: 8715: 8714: 8709: 8704: 8699: 8694: 8689: 8684: 8678: 8676: 8668: 8667: 8657: 8655: 8654: 8647: 8640: 8632: 8626: 8625: 8620: 8614: 8602: 8601:External links 8599: 8598: 8597: 8587: 8578: 8565: 8545: 8532: 8515: 8502: 8448: 8433: 8428: 8415: 8397:(4): 775–814, 8381: 8359: 8351:. Abstract in 8337: 8328: 8311:(1): 213–230, 8298: 8295: 8292: 8291: 8283: 8256: 8247: 8234: 8222: 8203: 8194: 8185: 8180: 8165: 8152: 8151: 8149: 8146: 8145: 8144: 8139: 8134: 8129: 8124: 8119: 8114: 8108: 8107: 8091: 8088: 8087: 8086: 8070: 8066: 8062: 8058: 8052: 8048: 8044: 8041: 8038: 8034: 8031: 8027: 8024: 8019: 8015: 8011: 8008: 8005: 8001: 7998: 7994: 7991: 7985: 7981: 7978: 7975: 7971: 7968: 7964: 7961: 7958: 7954: 7951: 7947: 7944: 7941: 7938: 7934: 7931: 7927: 7924: 7921: 7917: 7914: 7909: 7902: 7899: 7875: 7850: 7845: 7839: 7835: 7832: 7829: 7825: 7820: 7813: 7808: 7801: 7796: 7792: 7789: 7786: 7782: 7777: 7771: 7768: 7765: 7762: 7758: 7753: 7746: 7741: 7717: 7697: 7694: 7691: 7688: 7685: 7682: 7679: 7676: 7656: 7653: 7650: 7647: 7644: 7641: 7638: 7616: 7594: 7591: 7588: 7585: 7582: 7579: 7576: 7573: 7553: 7550: 7547: 7544: 7541: 7538: 7535: 7515: 7512: 7490: 7485: 7480: 7475: 7470: 7448: 7445: 7419: 7414: 7410: 7407: 7404: 7400: 7395: 7388: 7383: 7377: 7374: 7371: 7367: 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5382:along a curve 5344: 5341: 5340: 5339: 5315: 5310: 5306: 5302: 5299: 5296: 5293: 5290: 5287: 5283: 5278: 5273: 5269: 5266: 5263: 5260: 5257: 5254: 5251: 5248: 5243: 5239: 5232: 5228: 5225: 5222: 5219: 5215: 5210: 5204: 5200: 5197: 5194: 5189: 5185: 5179: 5175: 5168: 5165: 5161: 5157: 5154: 5151: 5148: 5144: 5120: 5109:cuspidal cubic 5096: 5091: 5087: 5083: 5080: 5077: 5074: 5071: 5068: 5064: 5059: 5054: 5050: 5047: 5044: 5041: 5038: 5035: 5032: 5029: 5024: 5020: 5013: 5009: 5006: 5003: 5000: 4996: 4991: 4985: 4981: 4978: 4975: 4971: 4968: 4962: 4958: 4951: 4946: 4942: 4939: 4936: 4933: 4928: 4924: 4916: 4912: 4909: 4906: 4903: 4899: 4873: 4861: 4856: 4852: 4848: 4845: 4825: 4820: 4816: 4812: 4809: 4785: 4780: 4776: 4772: 4769: 4745: 4742: 4737: 4733: 4729: 4726: 4723: 4720: 4717: 4714: 4710: 4704: 4700: 4697: 4694: 4691: 4686: 4682: 4675: 4672: 4669: 4666: 4662: 4658: 4655: 4652: 4649: 4646: 4642: 4590: 4589: 4578: 4575: 4570: 4566: 4562: 4559: 4556: 4553: 4550: 4547: 4543: 4538: 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1788: 1783: 1776: 1771: 1768: 1765: 1760: 1755: 1750: 1740: 1737: 1734: 1731: 1726: 1721: 1700: 1640: 1635: 1611:Camille Jordan 1606: 1599: 1595:skew-symmetric 1591: 1590: 1579: 1574: 1567: 1563: 1562: 1558: 1554: 1553: 1549: 1545: 1544: 1542: 1535: 1529: 1526: 1524: 1521: 1518: 1516: 1513: 1512: 1509: 1506: 1504: 1501: 1499: 1496: 1493: 1492: 1489: 1486: 1484: 1481: 1479: 1476: 1475: 1473: 1468: 1463: 1455: 1452: 1447: 1446: 1441: 1438: 1433: 1432: 1427: 1424: 1419: 1418: 1416: 1380: 1356: 1345: 1344: 1329: 1325: 1321: 1318: 1315: 1312: 1310: 1305: 1301: 1294: 1289: 1282: 1281: 1278: 1274: 1270: 1267: 1263: 1259: 1256: 1253: 1250: 1248: 1243: 1239: 1232: 1227: 1220: 1219: 1216: 1212: 1208: 1205: 1202: 1200: 1195: 1191: 1184: 1179: 1172: 1171: 1102: 1101: 1090: 1086: 1082: 1078: 1074: 1070: 1041: 1040: 1027: 1021: 1017: 1010: 1005: 998: 994: 991: 947: 941: 935: 931: 924: 919: 912: 905: 901: 894: 889: 880: 876: 866:is defined as 860: 849: 843: 839: 832: 827: 820: 816: 806:is defined as 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Index

Frenet frame
normal morphism

osculating plane
differential geometry
kinematic
curve
Euclidean space
derivatives
unit vectors
Jean Frédéric Frenet
Joseph Alfred Serret
orthonormal basis
spanning
tangent
normal
arclength parameter
cross product
curvature
torsion
scalars

curve
Euclidean space
position vector
curvature
velocity
acceleration
arc length
curve

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