File:Logarithmic spiral.svg

Summary

Description
English: Logarithmic spiral.
Français : Spirale logarithmique.
Italiano: Spirale logaritmica.
Deutsch: Logarithmische Spirale.
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Own work

Made using gnuplot (script below), minor fixes in Inkscape. Reworked using cubic bézier curves.
Author Leafnode
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(Reusing this file)
public domain
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Use cubic bézier curves instead of polygons.

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Gnuplot script

# Output to svg file:
set terminal svg size 1024 768
set output "logarithmic_spiral.svg"

# Same scale for both axes, half-size output:
set size ratio -1 0.5, 0.5

# More sample points to produce smoother picture:
set samples 480

# Axes in the center, no tick marks:
set zeroaxis
unset xtics
unset ytics
unset border
set polar

plot [-4*pi:4*pi] [-8:10] [-8:6] 1.19**t notitle

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