On the special parabolic points and the topology of the parabolic curve of certain smooth surfaces in \(\mathbb{R}^3\) (Q1600140)

Consider the graph \(\{(x,y,f(x,y)\}\) of a real polynomial of degree \(n\) in \(x,y\). The Hessian of \(f\) is defined by hess\((f):=f_{xx} f_{yy}-f_{xy}^2\) and a point with hess\((f)=0\) is called parabolic. The set of parabolic points is called parabolic curve. A special parabolic point is a point where its asymptotic line is tangent to the parabolic curve. The author gives a class of real polynomials of degree \(n\) in two variables such that the parabolic curve of their graphs have at least \((n-1)(n-2)/2\) connected components diffeomorphic to the circle and have exactly \(n(n-2)\) special parabolic points.