A slinky is a space curve consisting of a spiral wound around a helix. It has parametric equations
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 |  | ![[R+acos(omegat)]sint](/images/equations/Slinky/Inline6.svg) |
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(3)
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Slinky
See also
Helix, SpiralExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
Cite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Slinky." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Slinky.html