I came up with a cool parametric equation

In summary, the conversation discusses a mathematical equation involving fresnel integrals and arcsinh, and the speaker mentions using Wolfram Alpha to find interesting plane curves. They also mention that this discussion should be in the lounge.
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y = 2.5*(fresnelC(t*2) - arcsinh(t/2))
x = 2.5*(fresnelS(t) + arcsinh(t/2))

In case you don't have anything that can graph this, this is what it looks like from t = -2*pi to 2*pi, from y = -7 to 7, and from x= -7 to 7:

Z6dhV9R.png


There are a lot of interesting ones that can be made with the fresnel integrals, but I won't list the other ones that I found because they are all pretty similar.

Do you have any cool equations? I tried looking online, but the ones I could find weren't all that great.
 
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sgfw said:
y = 2.5*(fresnelC(t*2) - arcsinh(t/2))
x = 2.5*(fresnelS(t) + arcsinh(t/2))

In case you don't have anything that can graph this, this is what it looks like from t = -2*pi to 2*pi, from y = -7 to 7, and from x= -7 to 7:

Z6dhV9R.png


There are a lot of interesting ones that can be made with the fresnel integrals, but I won't list the other ones that I found because they are all pretty similar.

Do you have any cool equations? I tried looking online, but the ones I could find weren't all that great.
Wolfram Alpha has a LOT of cool plane curves. Many of them are rather amusing. For example, this one.

As a side note, this probably should go in the lounge.
 
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What is a parametric equation?

A parametric equation is a mathematical expression that defines the relationship between two or more variables in terms of one or more parameters. It is often used to describe geometric figures or physical phenomena.

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A standard equation contains variables that are directly related to each other, while a parametric equation uses parameters to relate the variables. This allows for a more flexible and versatile representation of the relationship between the variables.

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