 Curvature decomposition for a spherical curve (source code)

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= Curvature decomposition for a spherical curve

For a unit-speed curve on the unit sphere,
$$
\alpha=-\kappa^{-1}n-\tau^{-1}\kappa^{-2}\dot\kappa\,b,
\qquad
\kappa_g=-\kappa^{-1}\tau^{-1}\dot\kappa
$$
under the compatible signed-torsion and geodesic-curvature conventions.

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