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Seashell surface


In mathematics, a seashell surface is a surface made by a circle which spirals up the z-axis while decreasing its own radius and distance from the z-axis. Not all seashell surfaces describe actual seashells found in nature.

The following is a parameterization of one seashell surface:

where and \\

Various authors have suggested different models for the shape of shell. David M. Raup proposed a model where there is one magnification for the x-y plane, and another for the x-z plane. Chris Illert proposed a model where the magnification is scalar, and the same for any sense or direction with an equation like

which starts with an initial generating curve and applies a rotation and exponential magnification.


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