On the Abramescu circle in affine CK-planes with respect to the general group of similarities (Q1578469)

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    On the Abramescu circle in affine CK-planes with respect to the general group of similarities
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1498586

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      On the Abramescu circle in affine CK-planes with respect to the general group of similarities (English)
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      31 August 2000
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      Considering three points on a curve in the Euclidean plane, their tangents will intersect in three points, and there is a unique circle passing through them. If two of the original points converge to the third fixed one we obtain a limiting circle, called the Abramescu circle. The limit exists under suitable regularity assumptions, including that there is no point of inflection on the curve. The author proves some relations between the Abramescu circles and the focal points of osculating parabolas within the framework of the group of similarities, using plane projective curve theory. See also \textit{H. Sachs} [Arch. Math. 23, 661-668 (1972; Zbl 0274.53011)] and \textit{O. Röschel} [Arch. Math. 42, 173-177 (1984; Zbl 0516.51013)].
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      Abramescu circle
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      similarity geometry
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      focal point
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      osculating parabola
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