Configurations of \(2n-2\) quadrics in \(\mathbb{R}^n\) with \(3\cdot 2 ^{n-1}\) common tangent lines (Q1849446)

The author considers quadrics in \(\mathbb{R}^n\) with affinely dependent centers that have common tangent lines. [This paper can be considered as a generalization of the author's paper Discrete Comput. Geom. 26, 493-497 (2001; Zbl 1023.51012 above).] He manages to construct \(2n-2\) such quadrics that have the same degree 2 homogeneous part and \(3\cdot 2^{n-1}\) isolated common tangent lines. As a special case, this construction yields \(2n-2\) spheres with affinely dependent centers, all but one radius being equal, and also \(2n-2\) quadrics that are translated images of each other.