Lituus: Difference between revisions
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              [function(t){ return k1.Value()*b2.I([0,t],function(u){return Math.sin(u*u*0.5);}); },    |               [function(t){ return k1.Value()*b2.I([0,t],function(u){return Math.sin(u*u*0.5);}); },    | ||
               function(t){ return k1.Value()*b2.I([0,t],function(u){return Math.cos(u*u*0.5);}); },  |                function(t){ return k1.Value()*b2.I([0,t],function(u){return Math.cos(u*u*0.5);}); },  | ||
              0, Math.PI],  |               0, 2*Math.PI],  | ||
              {strokewidth:4});         |               {strokewidth:4});         | ||
</jsxgraph>  | </jsxgraph>  | ||
Revision as of 08:24, 18 March 2009
A lituus is a spiral in which the angle is inversely proportional to the square of the radius (as expressed in polar coordinates).
- [math]\displaystyle{ r^2\theta = k \, }[/math]
 
The JavaScript code to produce this picture
<jsxgraph width="500" height="500" box="box1">
 var b1 = JXG.JSXGraph.initBoard('box1', {axis:true,originX: 250, originY: 250, unitX: 25, unitY: 25});
 var k = b1.createElement('slider', [[1,8],[5,8],[0,1,4]]);
 var c = b1.createElement('curve', [function(phi){return Math.sqrt(k.Value()/phi); }, [0, 0],0, 8*Math.PI],
             {curveType:'polar', strokewidth:4});      
</jsxgraph>