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A logarithmic spiral, equiangular spiral or growth spiral is a self-similar spiral curve which often appears in nature. The logarithmic spiral was first described by Descartes and later extensively investigated by Jacob Bernoulli, who called it ''Spira mirabilis'', "the marvelous spiral". ==Definition== In polar coordinates the logarithmic curve can be written as : or : with being the base of natural logarithms, and and being arbitrary positive real constants. In parametric form, the curve is : : with real numbers and . The spiral has the property that the angle ''φ'' between the tangent and radial line at the point is constant. This property can be expressed in differential geometric terms as : The derivative of is proportional to the parameter . In other words, it controls how "tightly" and in which direction the spiral spirals. In the extreme case that () the spiral becomes a circle of radius . Conversely, in the limit that approaches infinity (''φ'' → 0) the spiral tends toward a straight half-line. The complement of ''φ'' is called the ''pitch''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Logarithmic spiral」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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