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From: Christoph Hormann
Date: 29 Mar 2001 14:05:10
Message: <3AC38761.D7A62011@gmx.de>

Jan Walzer wrote:
> 
> IIRC you have to do some integration ... don't ask me how ...
> 
> All I can remember, was to start with the function for the path ...
> 
>        /x\   /cos(t)*40\
> P(t): ( y )=( sin(t)*20 )    // this should look like vectors
>        \z/   \    0    /
> 
> somehow you have now to integrate now for t
> then you have to do something with this ...
> 

IIRC, integrating an elliptical curve is not possible in a mathematically
exact way.  Not totally sure about it though.  

Christoph

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