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什么是 Parametrized arc?

又称: tangent line

Definition 18.1 University Mathematics — Year 2 · 第 18 章 — Curves

A parametrized arc of class Ck\mathcal{C}^k (k≥1k \geq 1) is a map γ ⁣:I→Rn\gamma \colon I \to \R^n of class Ck\mathcal{C}^k on an interval II. A point γ(t)\gamma(t) is regular if γ′(t)≠0\gamma'(t) \neq 0, and the arc is regular if all its points are. The line through γ(t)\gamma(t) directed by γ′(t)\gamma'(t) is the tangent line at a regular point.

示例

Example 18.4 (Speed changes nothing geometric)

Parametrize the unit circle by

γ(t)=(cos⁡t2, sin⁡t2),t∈[0, 2π].\gamma(t) = (\cos t^2,\ \sin t^2), \qquad t \in \intcc0{\sqrt{2\pi}} .

The speed ∥γ′(t)∥=2t\norm{\gamma'(t)} = 2t grows linearly, yet

L=∫02π2t  ⁣dt=2π,L = \int_0^{\sqrt{2\pi}}2t\,\dd t = 2\pi ,

the same length as at constant speed — as Theorem 18.7 promises, via the change of parameter t↦t2t \mapsto t^2. The tangent line, the curvature computed from Proposition 18.17, and every other geometric quantity agree as well; only t=0t = 0 deserves a glance, where γ′(0)=0\gamma'(0) = 0 makes this parametrization irregular although the trajectory is a perfect circle. Geometric statements tolerate bad parametrizations badly: reparametrize first, conclude second.

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