Schwarz lantern
A polyhedral approximation to a cylinder, used as a pathological example of the…A polyhedral approximation to a cylinder (formed by stacked rings of isosceles triangles, arranged within each ring in the same pattern as an antiprism), used as a pathological example of the difficulty of defining the area of a smooth (curved) surface as the limit of the areas of polyhedra.
Meaning
1 sensesA polyhedral approximation to a cylinder (formed by stacked rings of isosceles triangles, arranged within each ring in the same pattern as an antiprism), used as a pathological example of the difficulty of defining the area of a smooth (curved) surface as the limit of the areas of polyhedra.
Origin
Named after mathematician Hermann Schwarz and for its resemblance to a cylindrical paper lNamed after mathematician Hermann Schwarz and for its resemblance to a cylindrical paper lantern.
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Forms
plural: Schwarz lanterns| Singular | Schwarz lantern |
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Synonyms
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