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Informally, an algorithm is a set of explicit instructions used to solve a problem (e.g. Euclid's algorithm for computing the greatest common divisor of two integers). For more specific questions on algorithms, this tag may be used in conjunction with the approximation-algorithms, algorithmic-randomness and algorithmic-topology tags.

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Regular paths along surface of sphere

I'm trying to create a program where a small ball is supposed to move along the surface of a sphere, which is given by its radius $r$ and the center $c$. The movement should be repetitive, so that af …
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Regular paths along surface of sphere

Thanks for the answers, in fact the Seiffert spherical spiral was exactly what I was looking for. Depending on two parameters $n$ (number of times the spiral circles the sphere) and $p$ (number of tim …
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