Circle Discriminant

In Homogeneous coordinates , the equation of a circle is

The discriminant of this circle is defined as

Delta=|a 0 g; 0 a f; g f c|=a(ac-f^2-g^2),

and the quadratic form is the basic invariant.

See also

Conic Section Discriminant

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References

Barth, W. and Bauer, T. "Poncelet Theorems." Expos. Math. 14, 125-144, 1996.

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