
doi: 10.2307/3615436
The construction of curves of constant width using circular arcs is well known; the procedure may be found, for example, in [1]. This article describes a different method for constructing a family of ‘smooth’ curves of constant width. Basic properties of such curves may be found in [1]. Let C be a regular, smooth, and convex curve in the euclidean plane. Regularity implies that each point of C lies on only one support line and each support line contains only one point of C , smoothness implies the existence of derivatives at each point of C , and convexity implies the curve is a simple closed curve whose interior points form a convex set. Select a point O on C as origin, use the support line to C at O as the x -axis, and give the curve a counter-clockwise orientation (see Fig. 1).
Surfaces in Euclidean and related spaces
Surfaces in Euclidean and related spaces
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