Orange Peels and Fresnel Integrals

Laurent Bartholdi; A.G. Henriques

doi:10.1007/s00283-012-9304-1

Orange Peels and Fresnel Integrals

Laurent Bartholdi, A.G. Henriques

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Abstract

Cut the skin of an orange along a thin spiral of constant width and place it flat on a table. A natural breakfast question, for a mathematician, is what shape the spiral peel will have when flattened out. We derive a formula that, for a given cut width, describes the corresponding spiral’s shape.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	The mathematical intelligencer
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-012-9304-1
Publication status	Published - 2012

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