Consider a helical tube with a circular cross section. I already can make a regular helical tube:
what's the equation of helix surface?
Now, instead of a circular cross section, I want to make it have a cross section that is a sine wave imposed over a circle, so that the resulting cross section resembles a flower:
Equation of sine wave around a circle
My two questions are:
- How can I parameterize a helical tube that has such a cross section?
- Is there a name for this surface?
Thank you very much!