Definition:Cornu Spiral/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Cornu Spiral
The Cornu spiral is used primarily for:
- analysis of intensities of diffraction patterns
- designing curves on railway lines and roller coasters so as to provide a smooth curvature transition
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): spiral
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): spiral