Cassini curves in normed planes (Q351115)

A Cassini curve in the Euclidean plane with respect to two given points \(x,y\) and a positive constant \(c\) is the locus of all points whose product of distances to \(x\) and \(y\) is equal to \(c\). Although these curves are classical geometric objects, so far they have not been investigated in general normed (Minkowski) planes. This deficiency is corrected by the paper under review, and, in particular, the authors prove, that these Minkowskian Cassini curves are indeed curves or the union of two curves. Moreover, they show that geometric properties of the curves are closely related to the geometric properties of the unit disc of the normed plane.