Generalization of a theorem of Chasles (Q1924559)
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Generalization of a theorem of Chasles (English)
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24 November 1996
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The authors consider a result of Chasles about the existence of a particular point, called tangential centre, for a smooth algebraic curve in the affine plane. This point is a generalization of the center of a circle. In this note there is a generalization of this result to curves in \(n\)-space.
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curves in \(n\)-space
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tangential centre
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