Re: Re : Moebius strip
- Subject: [mg2952] Re: [mg2946] Re : Moebius strip
- From: rpratt at math.unc.edu (Robert Pratt)
- Date: 15 Jan 1996 05:37:05 -0600
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Stan Wagon's book Mathematica in Action includes commands for such a plot,
generated by rotating a rotating line segment about a circle (Figure 7.8
on p. 230).
circle[t_] := {4, 0, 0} + s {Cos[t], 0, Sin[t]}
ParametricPlot3D[rotate[theta] . circle[theta/2],
{s, -1, 1, 2}, {theta, 0, 2 Pi, Pi/30},
Boxed->False, ViewPoint->{2.7, -1.7, 2.3}]
If this doesn't do what you want, you might also consult Alfred Gray's book
Modern Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces, published by CRC
Press in 1993.
Rob Pratt
Department of Mathematics
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB# 3250, 331 Phillips Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3250
rpratt at math.unc.edu
On Sun, 14 Jan 1996 marshall at cis.edu.hk wrote:
> How can I obtain a 3D rendering of a Moebius strip using Mathematica ?
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