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A Note on Spirals and Curvature

Authors
Johan Gielis1, *, Diego Caratelli2, Peijian Shi3, Paolo Emilio Ricci4
1Department of Biosciences Engineering, University of Antwerp, Belgium
2The Antenna Company International, High Tech Campus, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
3Co-Innovation Centre for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
4Department of Mathematics, International Telematic University UniNettuno, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Rome, Italy
*Corresponding author. Email: johan.gielis@uantwerpen.be
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Johan Gielis
Received 1 September 2019, Accepted 18 October 2019, Available Online 23 February 2020.
DOI
10.2991/gaf.k.200124.001How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Spirals; pseudo-Chebyshev functions; curvature; Lamé curves; Antonelli metrics
Abstract

Starting from logarithmic, sinusoidal and power spirals, it is shown how these spirals are connected directly with Chebyshev polynomials, Lamé curves, with allometry and Antonelli-metrics in Finsler geometry. Curvature is a crucial concept in geometry both for closed curves and equiangular spirals, and allowed Dillen to give a general definition of spirals. Many natural shapes can be described as a combination of one of two basic shapes in nature—circle and spiral—with Gielis transformations. Using this idea, shape description itself is used to develop a novel approach to anisotropic curvature in nature. Various examples are discussed, including fusion in flowers and its connection to the recently described pseudo-Chebyshev functions.

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Publication Date
2020/02/23
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2589-8426
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