WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Spherical Asymptote

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show asymptote
change asymptote: r
color
thin
t
x = r+5
-t/10
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cos(at)sin(bt), y = r+5
-t/10
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sin(at)sin(bt), z = r+5
-t/10
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cos(bt)
a
4
b
7.65
Explore a spherical asymptote. The curve wraps around a sphere and approaches the surface exponentially. Adjust the sphere to make it larger or to create a point asymptote.