 Infinitesimal proper Euclidean motion (source code)

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= Infinitesimal proper Euclidean motion
{title2=$V(x)=a\times x+b$}

The derivative at the identity of a smooth curve in $\operatorname{SE}(3)$ is a vector field
$$
V(x)=a\times x+b.
$$
After shifting the origin perpendicular to $a\ne0$, it becomes rotation about the axis parallel to $a$ plus translation along that axis.

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