OFFSET
1,2
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
Babu Ram, Engineering Mathematics, Pearson, 2009. See example 8.15.
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.
EXAMPLE
1.7447160499097198835393902340423513224799665677370105...
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[Pi^2/(4*Sqrt[2]), 10, 120][[1]]
PROG
(PARI) Pi^2/(4*sqrt(2))
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
Amiram Eldar, Apr 21 2026
STATUS
approved
