WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Dome of Viviani Windows

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angle (rad)
0.
number of curves
4
8
12
16
32
A Viviani curve (or Viviani window) is generated by the intersection of a sphere
S
and a cylinder that passes through the center of
S
and is also tangent to
S
. This Demonstration shows a dome made out of a variable number of Viviani curves as the cylinder is rotated.