Conchospiral

In mathematics, a conchospiral is a three-dimensional spiral. In cylindrical coordinates, it is described by the parametric equations:

r=\mu ^{t}a

\theta =t

z=\mu ^{t}c.

The projection of a conchospiral on the (r, θ)-plane is a logarithmic spiral.

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