Viviani's curve

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf space curve
gptkbp:category gptkb:algebraic_geometry
quartic curve
gptkbp:containsGenus 0
gptkbp:definedIn intersection of a sphere and a cylinder
gptkbp:degree 4
gptkbp:dimensions 3
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1692
gptkbp:hasEquation (x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = r^2) and (x^2 + y^2 = rx)
gptkbp:hasSingularity cusp
double point
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Viviani's curve
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Vincenzo_Viviani
gptkbp:notableFor self-intersecting
gptkbp:parametricEquation x = r(1 + cos t)/2, y = r sin t/2, z = r sin t sqrt(1 + cos t)/2
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:butter
cylinder
gptkbp:symmetry rotational symmetry
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:geometry
gptkb:mathematics
calculus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vincenzo_Viviani
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7