Graphics Gallery: Helicatenoid -- from Wolfram Library Archive

Title

Graphics Gallery: Helicatenoid

Author

Arthur Ogawa

Journal / Anthology

The Mathematica Journal

Year:

1992

Volume:

Issue:

Page range:

21-23

Description

Visualizing objects in three-dimensions is hard enough--not to speak of understanding how two surfaces transform into each other. An animation of a mathematical function helps make clear exactly why the catenoid and the helicoid are related by an isometry.

Subjects

	Mathematics > Geometry > Surfaces
	Wolfram Technology > Programming > 3D Graphics

URL

http://www.mathematica-journal.com/issue/v2i2/

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