GENERATION OF THE TORUS
Generation of the torus image Generation of the torus draw

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The torus is a surface of revolution generated by a circumference that rotates around an external axis. Tori can be “linked” in space, and in toroidal polyhedra C+V=A+1 is satisfied as the Euler-Poincaré characteristic is equal to 1. As a torus has a “hole”, the torus is class 1.

Question What curves are meridians and parallels in a torus?
Answer  Solution

Catenoid & catenary

Index

Cassini's ovals in a torus


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