Affine-Distance symmetry sets (Q4459339)

The article deals with the affine-distance symmetry set (ADSS) introduced by \textit{P. J. Giblin} and \textit{G. Sapiro} [Geom. Dedicata 71, No. 3, 237--261 (1998; Zbl 0902.53001)], which is the affine invariant analogue of the Euclidean symmetry set (SS): The ADSS is the closure of the locus of points in \(\mathbb{R}^2\) on (at least) two affine normals and affine-equidistant from the corresponding points on the curve. The authors completely classify the transitions on the ADSS for generic \(1\)-parameter families of (regular) plane curves. The main results in brief: -- For ovals, the possible transitions of the ADSS are identical to those of curves in the Euclidean context (SS). -- For non-ovals, additional transitions occur, which are impossible in the Euclidean case. Moreover the authors study and discuss the case of inflexion points of a curve. At these points the curve is not regular and the affine normal does not exist.