Poinsot's spirals

In mathematics, Poinsot's spirals are two spirals represented by the polar equations where csch is the hyperbolic cosecant, and sech is the hyperbolic secant. ^[1]

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Cotes's spiral

In physics and in the mathematics of plane curves, Cotes's spiral (also written Cotes' spiral and Cotes spiral) is a family of spirals named after Roger Cotes.

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Hyperbolic function

In mathematics, hyperbolic functions are analogs of the ordinary trigonometric, or circular, functions.

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Louis Poinsot

Louis Poinsot (3 January 1777 – 5 December 1859) was a French mathematician and physicist.

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Mathematics

Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma, "knowledge, study, learning") is the study of such topics as quantity, structure, space, and change.

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In mathematics, the polar coordinate system is a two-dimensional coordinate system in which each point on a plane is determined by a distance from a reference point and an angle from a reference direction.

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Spiral

In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a point, moving farther away as it revolves around the point.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poinsot's_spirals

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