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31 Jul 2024 18:15:45 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Self-intersecting torus  
From: "Jérôme M. Berger"
Date: 22 Oct 2006 17:21:47
Message: <453be0eb$1@news.povray.org>
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John VanSickle wrote:

> 
>> John VanSickle wrote:
>>
>>> Jellby wrote:
>>>
>>>>  #declare X=Rmin*sqrt(1-Rmaj*Rmaj/(Rmin*Rmin));
>>>
>>> Why not X=sqrt(Rmin*Rmin-Rmaj*Rmaj) ?
>>
>>     Because Jellby's version gives more precision? ;)
> 
> Well, it probably doesn't, but thanks for trying!
> 
	Actually, it does! (Although I'll admit, only in some very specific
and unusual cases)

		Jerome
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