Define a continuous map by the standard embedded torus of revolution parametrization
Its image lies in because
The periodicity of the trigonometric functions makes and , so is constant on every -equivalence class. The universal property of the quotient topology therefore gives a unique continuous map
Every point of has cylindrical radius between and , so its polar angle determines modulo one, while the pair on the unit circle determines modulo one. Hence is surjective, and two parameters have the same image exactly when they differ by the endpoint identifications defining ; thus it is injective.
The quotient is compact as the continuous image of the given compact space under the quotient map. The surface is Hausdorff because it has the subspace topology inherited from . The compact-to-Hausdorff continuous bijection theorem now shows that is a homeomorphism. Therefore
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Product-to-sum formulas turn products of trigonometric functions into sums at combined arguments. The identity is especially useful for verifying orthogonality of sine Fourier series modes on an interval.
Tangent Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-29
Tangent function 2026-10-07
A trigonometric function defined where . It has real simple poles at , and . This local pole identity generates the large roots near tangent poles.