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Position vectors of slant helices in Euclidean space E$^3$

Differential Geometry 2009-07-07 v1

Abstract

In classical differential geometry, the problem of the determination of the position vector of an arbitrary space curve according to the intrinsic equations κ=κ(s)\kappa=\kappa(s) and τ=τ(s)\tau=\tau(s) (where κ\kappa and τ\tau are the curvature and torsion of the space curve ψ\psi, respectively) is still open \cite{eisenh, lips}. However, in the case of a plane curve, helix and general helix, this problem is solved. In this paper, we solved this problem in the case of a slant helix. Also, we applied this method to find the representation of a Salkowski, anti-Salkowski curves and a curve of constant precession, as examples of a slant helices, by means of intrinsic equations.

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@article{arxiv.0907.0750,
  title  = {Position vectors of slant helices in Euclidean space E$^3$},
  author = {Ahmad T Ali},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.0750},
  year   = {2009}
}

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14 pages, 3 figures