polar form is

Arc length and curvature

Given the parametrization in cartesian coordinates

the arc length from to is

or, equivalently:

The total length from to is therefore

The curvature is given by

Characteristics

The Archimedean spiral has the property that any ray from the origin intersects successive turnings of the spiral in points with a constant separation distance (equal to if is measured in radians),

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