OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
The lemniscate of Bernoulli can be described by (x^2 + y^2)^2 = a^2*(x^2 - y^2) in Cartesian coordinates, or r^2 = a^2*cos(2*phi) in polar coordinates, where a is the half-width. Here we take a = 1.
REFERENCES
N. P. Bali and Usha Paul, A Textbook of Engineering Mathematics: for B.E., B.Tech. Semester I, Laxmi Publications (P) Ltd, 8th ed., 2014, pp. 142-145.
LINKS
Mandeep Beniwal, Volume of solid of revolution of lemniscate, Smart study helper, YouTube video, 2021.
Amiram Eldar, Illustration of the solid of revolution.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Lemniscate.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Solid of Revolution.
Wikipedia, Lemniscate of Bernoulli.
Wikipedia, Solid of revolution.
FORMULA
Equals (3*sqrt(2)*arcsinh(1) - 2) * Pi/12.
Equals (3*sqrt(2)*log(1+sqrt(2)) - 2) * Pi/12.
EXAMPLE
0.455361142379842578562411139680602786173346170098182...
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[(3*Sqrt[2]*ArcSinh[1] - 2) * Pi/12, 10, 120][[1]]
PROG
(PARI) (3*sqrt(2)*asinh(1) - 2) * Pi/12
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
Amiram Eldar, Apr 21 2026
STATUS
approved
