An
animation showing how an obliquely cut
torus reveals a pair of circles, known as
Villarceau circles, named after the French
astronomer and
mathematician
Yvon Villarceau. The circles have no known practical application, but are merely a curious and somewhat unexpected characteristic of the torus.Animation credit:
Kieff
An
animation showing how an obliquely cut
torus reveals a pair of circles, known as
Villarceau circles, named after the French
astronomer and
mathematician
Yvon Villarceau. The circles have no known practical application, but are merely a curious and somewhat unexpected characteristic of the torus.Animation credit:
Kieff