Superellipse Shapes


	Generalizing the formula for an ellipse to higher powers produces an interesting range of shapes. This is the equation of the superellipse: .


	Contributed by: Stephen Wolfram Based on an idea by: Johan Gielis

Superellipse (Wolfram MathWorld)

"Superellipse Shapes" from The Wolfram Demonstrations Project
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/SuperellipseShapes/

Contributed by: Stephen Wolfram

Based on an idea by: Johan Gielis

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