Approximating Logarithmic Spirals by Quarter Circles

Conference Paper (2021)
Author(s)

Ulrich Reitebuch (Freie Universität Berlin)

M. Skrodzki (TU Delft - Computer Graphics and Visualisation)

Konrad Polthier (Freie Universität Berlin)

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Publication Year
2021
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English
Pages (from-to)
95-102
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978-1-938664-39-7
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Abstract

The approximation of a golden logarithmic spiral by quarter circles is well known. Starting from this, we show that any logarithmic spiral can be approximated by quarter circles in a similar way. Using our construction on a rectangle with aspect ratio √휙 and performing a coordinate reparametrization, we obtain an aesthetic partition of the plane as our main artwork.

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