Remarks on the isotropic analogue of the cubic of Cazamian
Let \(c\) be a regular \(C^{\infty}\)-curve of the Euclidean or isotropic plane \(E_2\) or \(I_2\), respectively, and let \(c\) be free of inflection points and (for \(c\subset I_2\)) free of isotropic tangents. By \(f_P\) we denote the set of foci of all conics hyperosculating \(c\) at the point \(P\in c\). If \(c\subset E_2\), then \(f_P\) belongs to a cubic [cf. \textit{A. Cazamian}, Nouv. Ann. 13, 264-265 (1894)]. If \(c\subset I_2\), then \(f_P\) belongs to a conic which is tangent to \(c\) at \(P\) and incident with the absolute point [cf. \textit{O. Röschel}, Arch. Math. 42, 173-177 (1984; Zbl 0516.51013)]. Let \(k_{P4}\) be the conic which is tangent to \(c\) at \(P\) of order \(4\) [cf. \textit{W. Degen}, `Projektive Differentialgeometrie', Carl Hanser Verlag, München, 319-374 (1994; Zbl 0832.53001); p. 334]. Among others the author shows: The family \(\{f_{P}\mid P\in c\subset I_2\}\) of conics has apart from \(c\) a further envelope \(h\) which is tangent to \(f_P\) at the isotropic foci of \(k_{P4}\).
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