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The Surface given by the parametric equations

$\displaystyle x$ $\textstyle =$ $\displaystyle e^{bv}\cos v+e^{av}\cos u\cos v$  
$\displaystyle y$ $\textstyle =$ $\displaystyle e^{bv}\sin v+e^{av}\cos u\sin v$  
$\displaystyle z$ $\textstyle =$ $\displaystyle e^{av}\sin u.$  


References

von Seggern, D. CRC Standard Curves and Surfaces. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, p. 304, 1993.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-25