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)