 Principal normal vector (source code)

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= Principal normal vector
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For a unit-speed <curve> with positive <curvature of a space curve> $\kappa$, the principal normal is $N=T^{\prime}/\kappa$, with <unit tangent vector> $T$. It is perpendicular to $T$ and points in the direction in which the tangent is turning. At zero curvature this formula does not define $N$.

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