Talk:Troposkein

spelling
Could this be spelled "troposkien" alternatively? A google-search finds several articles, e.g. ztolk.interestingnonetheless.net/skippingrope.pdf with this spelling. --77.234.172.18 (talk) 12:51, 25 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Probably not. Usually the average American spells ie and ei wrong when colloquially typing.
 * On the other hand troposkein could also be the wrong spelling, for the same reason.
 * --BjKa (talk) 12:54, 16 July 2014 (UTC)


 * The article currently uses one spelling for the title and another for the text; if both spellings are in use and considered acceptable, that ought to be acknowledged in the article. Waltham, The Duke of 13:27, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Regarding the spelling, I’d like to point out that:
 * in all likelihood, the etymology is τρόπος (“turn”) and σχοῖνος “rope”;
 * σχοῖνος is traditionally rendered in English as schene;
 * a quick Google search shows that the spellings “troposkein”, “troposkien”, “troposkin”, “troposkine” have all been used with the same meaning.
 * I believe that the first published instance should be assumed as the correct form. Whichever this is, remains to be seen. ᚪᛋᚦᚩᚾᛏ (Asþont) 📯 12:11, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

catenary
This needs a comparison between the troposkein and the catenary. I suspect that the catenary is a special case of the troposkein, but it depends on what boundary conditions are allowed in both definitions. (Maybe only a special case of catenary is equal to a special case of troposkein...) Anyways: this should be addressed. --BjKa (talk) 12:54, 16 July 2014 (UTC)

stub
longer articles are considered stubs. could someone add a stub tag to this? Natelabs (talk) 17:31, 10 October 2023 (UTC)