Definition:Latitude Circle of Surface of Revolution

Definition
Let $S_C$ be a surface of revolution.

Let its smooth local parametrization be of the form:


 * $\map X {t, \theta} = \tuple {\map a t \cos \theta, \map a t \sin \theta, \map b t}$

Then the $\theta$-coordinate curves $\theta \mapsto \map X {t_0, \theta}$ are called the latitude circles.

Also see

 * Definition:Latitude