Frenet–Serret formulas

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo space curve
gptkbp:component curvature
normal vector
torsion
binormal vector
tangent vector
gptkbp:describes kinematics of a particle along a space curve
gptkbp:expressedIn derivatives of tangent, normal, and binormal vectors
gptkbp:field differential geometry
gptkbp:hasEquation dB/ds = -τN
dN/ds = -κT + τB
dT/ds = κN
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frenet–Serret formulas
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Jean_Frédéric_Frenet
gptkb:Joseph_Alfred_Serret
gptkbp:introducedIn 1847
1851
gptkbp:involves curvature
torsion
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Jean_Frédéric_Frenet
gptkb:Joseph_Alfred_Serret
gptkbp:notation T, N, B for tangent, normal, binormal
κ for curvature
τ for torsion
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Frenet_frame
gptkb:Serret–Frenet_frame
differential geometry of curves
gptkbp:usedIn engineering
physics
theory of curves
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Serret
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7