Happy birthday CNRS!
On October 19, 1939, the Centre national de la recherche scientifique was born. With((((x+1)²+(y+1)²-1)²-1/2+2*z²+1/2*(y+1)²))*
((((x+1)²+(y-1)²-1)²-1/2+2*z²+1/2*(y-1)²))*
((((x-3/2)²+(y/2)²-1)²-1/2+2*z²+1/2*(y/2)²))-1
we congratulate CRNS for its 80th birthday!
The formula gives a surface consisting of all points (x,y,z) where it equals 0.
You can modify it or tweak its parameters to change its shape.
How this formula has been generated?
The formula(x²+y²-1)generates a tube. By squaring it and adding some quadratic correction term(x²+y²-1)²-1/2+2*z², the formula can be converted to a torus. This formula is our building block. Substitution of the variables transforms and stretches the torus. A product becomes zero if any factor becomes zero. With this, we can construct unions. By multiplying more of such formulas, the union of the original shapes can be generated. With some further deformations, the equation for the formula above has been generated.
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