Duality for curves in affine plane geometry (Q1972302)
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Duality for curves in affine plane geometry (English)
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26 April 2000
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Given a smooth curve in \(\mathbb{R}^2\), a certain curve in the space of conics is assigned to that first by means of higher order tangency. This assignment defines a duality. The singular points of curves are investigated.
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duality
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equiaffine transformation
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osculating conic
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Kneser's lemma
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