27 Feb
2007
27 Feb
'07
8:55 p.m.
Actually, I would think that two degrees of freedom is the ideal: one for how long the oval is compared to its width (eccentricity), and one for relative size of big end vs. small end (ovalicity?). Franklin T. Adams-Watters -----Original Message----- From: fred.lunnon@gmail.com ... But it seems that any model that produces a satisfactory egg-shapes needs at least three shape (modulo similarity) degrees of freedom --- three more than the ideal! ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.