Subj : Re: Hey Nick
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Jim Larson
Date : Tue Sep 06 2005 03:26:17

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Tyler Trafford wrote:

> Jim Larson wrote:
> 
>> Yes, yes, but that's not quite as easy to produce as something with
>> obviously positive curvature (with props and stuff) like say, a
>> sphere. Also, it's not really the negative curvature analogue to a
>> sphere, since that has constant positive Gaussian curvature at every
>> point. The canonical hyperbolic paraboloid has asymptotically 0
>> curvature in any direction away from the origin. An analogue with
>> constant negative curvature is generally difficult to picture in R^3.
>> You could take something like a pseudosphere (surface of revolution of
>> a tractrix) or Kuen's surface, which just looks freaky. But again, not
>> exactly easy prop material.
> 
> YAY!
> 
> (Speaking of math, I can't believe how little Calculus I remember, after
> doing little else for four years.)

(Differentiate his, extremal boy.)

-- 
Jim

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