Differential Geometry of Curves - Special Frenet Vectors and Generalized Curvatures

Special Frenet Vectors and Generalized Curvatures

The first three Frenet vectors and generalized curvatures can be visualized in three-dimensional space. They have additional names and more semantic information attached to them.

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