Superellipse (Lam233; curve) Fractional Calculus（Superellipse(Lam233;）.pdfVIP

6 Superellipse (Lamé curve) 6.1 Equations of a superellipse A superellipse (horizontally long) is expressed as follows. Implicit Equation n n x y + = 1 0b a , n 0 (1.1)     a b Explicit Equation 1 n n x y =  b 1 -   0b a , n 0 (1.1) a W hen a =3, b =2 , the superellipses for n =9.9, 2, 1 and 2/3 are drawn as follows. Fig1 These are called an ellipse when n= 2, are called a diamond when n= 1, and are called an asteroid when n= 2/3. These are known well. parametric representation of an ellipse In order to ask for the area and the arc length of a super-ellipse, it is necessary to calculus the equations. However, it is difficult for (1.1) and (1.1). Then, in order to make these easy, parametric representation of (1.1) is often used. As far as the 1st quadrant, (1.1) is as follows . n n 0  x y x a + = 1 n n 0  a b y b Let us compare this with the following trigonometric equation. 2 2 sin  + cos  = 1 Then, we obtain n n x 2 y 2 = sin  , = cos  n n a b i.e. - 1 - 2 2 n n x = a sin