Timeline for Is it a coincidence that the universal parabolic constant shows up in the solution to square point picking?
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| Apr 16, 2015 at 8:26 | comment | added | Ketil Tveiten | The parabolic constant is defined (basically) as the arc length of a certain curve segment, which you find with an integral of the form $\int_a^b\sqrt{1+f'(t)^2}dt$. | |
| Apr 15, 2015 at 19:59 | comment | added | user4503 | I don't see any integral in the definition of the parabolic constant. Which integrals are you talking about? | |
| Feb 14, 2014 at 14:08 | history | answered | Ketil Tveiten | CC BY-SA 3.0 |