Documentation of 'vgp.surface.common.PgSurface_LawsonHelicoid' Java class
PgSurface_LawsonHelicoid ("JavaView Reference Manual")
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vgp.surface.common

Class PgSurface_LawsonHelicoid

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, PsUpdateIf


    public class PgSurface_LawsonHelicoid
    extends PgSurfaceDescr
    Formula description of the family of minimal helicoids in the 3-sphere which was described by H.B. Lawson.

    The parameter torsion controls the torsion of the helicoid, that is, how fast a circle is rotated while being moved along the axis circle. The axis is the circle axis(u)=F(u,0). Values of torsion = {0.5, 1., 2.} lead to {Klein Bottle, Clifford Torus, Non-orientable Snail}.

    Parametrized surface given by method, or interactively, by function expressions. If the functions of a surface are specified in calc_f method and, later, interactively edited, then the interactive expressions are further used. This is important for evaluation of higher order differentials since they are only approximated using finite differences in the later case.

    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    Author:
    Konrad Polthier
    Version:
    02.08.03, 1.00 created (kp)
    • Constructor Detail

      • PgSurface_LawsonHelicoid

        public PgSurface_LawsonHelicoid()
    • Method Detail

      • init

        public void init()
        Description copied from class: PgDomainDescr
        Initialize and reset data structure and all instance variables.
        Overrides:
        init in class PgSurfaceDescr
      • isUPeriodic

        public boolean isUPeriodic()
        Description copied from class: PgSurfaceDescr
        Determine if surface is periodic in u-direction. This method returns false, but will be overwritten by surface which are periodic.
        Overrides:
        isUPeriodic in class PgSurfaceDescr
      • isVPeriodic

        public boolean isVPeriodic()
        Description copied from class: PgSurfaceDescr
        Determine if surface is periodic in v-direction. This method returns false, but will be overwritten by surface which are periodic.
        Overrides:
        isVPeriodic in class PgSurfaceDescr
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