Also called a spheroid. In the Cartesian coordinate system O- xyz , a quadratic surface given by the equation x 2 / a 2 + y 2 / b 2 + z 2 / c 2 = 1 ( a , b , c > 0) is called an ellipsoid. In particular, when any two of a , b , and c are equal, the above equation becomes, for example, ( x 2 + y 2 )/ a 2 + z 2 / c 2 = 1 (when a = b ). This is the surface obtained by rotating an ellipse in the xz plane around the z axis. This is called an ellipsoid of revolution. Depending on whether the axis of rotation is the major or minor axis of the ellipse, it is called a prolate or oblate spheroid, respectively. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
スフェロイドともいう。直交座標系O- xyz に関して,方程式 x2/a2+y2/b2+z2/c2=1 ( a ,b ,c>0 ) で与えられる二次曲面を,楕円面という。特に,a ,b ,c のうち,どれか2つが等しいとき,上の方程式は,たとえば (x2+y2)/a2+z2/c2=1 ( a=b のとき) となる。これは xz 平面内の楕円を z 軸のまわりに回転して得られた曲面である。これを回転楕円面という。回転軸が楕円の長軸であるか短軸であるかによって,それぞれ長偏球 (長球) ,または短偏球 (偏球) という。
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