
4.25. Combine the previous result with Proposition 4.10 to prove that if a(s) is a unit speed cur...
Set A-Spherical Images The next seven problems deal with the notion of tangent, normal, and binormal spherical images. These notions, especially that of the tangent spherical image, are very important in Chapters 3 and 5. If a(s) is a unit speed curve, then T: (a, b) -» R3 gives a curve defined by s → T(s). This curve may not be regular. Since IT(s)| 1, the image of T lies on the sphere of radius 1 about 0. This curve...
Consider a cylindrical capacitor like that shown in Fig. 24.6. Let d = rb − ra be the spacing between the inner and outer conductors. (a) Let the radii of the two conductors be only slightly different, so that d << ra. Show that the result derived in Example 24.4 (Section 24.1) for the capacitance of a cylindrical capacitor then reduces to Eq. (24.2), the equation for the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor, with A being the surface area of...