Rational parametrization of conchoids to algebraic curves

DOI10.1007/S00200-010-0126-0zbMATH Open1195.14077arXiv0901.4652OpenAlexW1964606628MaRDI QIDQ989608FDOQ989608

Authors: Juana Sendra, J. Rafael Sendra 

Publication date: 23 August 2010

Published in: Applicable Algebra in Engineering, Communication and Computing (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study the rationality of the components of the conchoid to an irreducible algebraic affine plane curve, excluding the trivial cases of the isotropic lines, of the lines through the focus and the circle centered at the focus and radius the distance involved in the conchoid. We prove that conchoids having all their components rational can only be generated by rational curves. Moreover, we show that reducible conchoids to rational curves have always their two components rational. In addition, we prove that the rationality of the conchoid component, to a rational curve, does depend on the base curve and on the focus but not on the distance. Also, we provide an algorithm that analyzes the rationality of all the components of the conchoid and, in the affirmative case, parametrizes them. The algorithm only uses a proper parametrization of the base curve and the focus and, hence, does not require the previous computation of the conchoid. As a corollary, we show that the conchoid to the irreducible conics, with conchoid-focus on the conic, are rational and we give parametrizations. In particular we parametrize the {it Limac{c}ons of Pascal}. We also parametrize the conchoids of {it Nicomedes}. Finally, we show to find the focuses from where the conchoid is rational or with two rational components.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0901.4652

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zbMATH Keywords

rational parametrizationconchoid curve

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Computational aspects of algebraic curves (14Q05) Special algebraic curves and curves of low genus (14H45)

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Uses Software

• CASA

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