Prolate spheroid

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:geometry
gptkbp:contrastsWith Oblate spheroid
gptkbp:eccentricity_formula e = sqrt(1 - (b^2/a^2))
gptkbp:example_in_nature Some cell nuclei
Some planets
gptkbp:generation Rotating an ellipse about its major axis
gptkbp:has_major_axis Longer than minor axis
gptkbp:has_minor_axis Shorter than major axis
gptkbp:hasApplication gptkb:Physics
Astronomy
Biology
gptkbp:hasSpecialCase gptkb:Ellipsoid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prolate spheroid
gptkbp:surface_area_formula 2πa^2[1 + (1-e^2)/e * atanh(e)]
gptkbp:symmetry Rotational symmetry
gptkbp:type gptkb:Spheroid
gptkbp:volume_formula (4/3)πa^2b
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gilbert_Rugby_Ball
gptkb:Ellipsoid
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7