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Conical Wedge

The Surface also called the Conocuneus of Wallis and given by the parametric equation

$\displaystyle x$ $\textstyle =$ $\displaystyle u\cos v$  
$\displaystyle y$ $\textstyle =$ $\displaystyle u\sin v$  
$\displaystyle z$ $\textstyle =$ $\displaystyle c(1-2\cos^2 v).$  

See also Cylindrical Wedge, Wedge


References

von Seggern, D. CRC Standard Curves and Surfaces. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, p. 302, 1993.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26