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Capsule


Capsule

A capsule is a term coined here for a stadium of revolution, i.e., a cylinder with two hemispherical caps on either end.

The capsule is implemented in the Wolfram Language as CapsuleShape[{{x1, y1, z1}, {x2, y2, z2}}, r].

A capsule with cap radius r and cylinder height h has volume

 V=pir^2(4/3r+h)

and surface area

 S=2pir(2r+h).

See also

Cylinder, Hemisphere, Egg, Oblate Spheroid, Prolate Spheroid, Spheroid, Stadium, Superellipsoid

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Cite this as:

Weisstein, Eric W. "Capsule." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Capsule.html

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