 Ring torus (source code)

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= Ring torus

A ring torus with major radius $R$ and minor radius $r<R$ has parametrization
$$
X(\theta,\phi)=((R+r\cos\theta)\cos\phi,(R+r\cos\theta)\sin\phi,r\sin\theta)
$$
and Gaussian curvature $K(\theta)=\cos\theta/[r(R+r\cos\theta)]$.

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