are opposed; an observer with their feet at M and oriented along the binormal vector sees the next binormal vectors turning to the left; when the curve crosses its osculating plane, it comes out on the side of the binormal vector).
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Right- (left-) handed curve
| Equivalent names: dextrorsum-sinistrorsum, dextrorotation-levorotation. |
A right-handed curve is a curve with positive torsion ( are opposed; an observer with their feet at M and oriented along the binormal vector sees the next binormal vectors turning to the left; when the curve crosses its osculating plane, it comes out on the side of the binormal vector).
See at circular helix, conical helix, helicoid,
solenoid and Borromean rings.
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2018