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We apply the Frenet–Serret equations to study the geometric significance of torsion, to analyse curves in spheres and to characterise generalised helices.
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Dineen, S. (2014). Geometry of Curves in \({\mathbb R}^3\) . In: Multivariate Calculus and Geometry. Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6419-7_8
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