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Eckardt Point


On the Clebsch diagonal cubic, all 27 of the complex lines present on a general smooth cubic surface are real. In addition, there are 10 points on the surface where three of the 27 lines meet. These points are called Eckardt points (Fischer 1986).


See also

Clebsch Diagonal Cubic, Cubic Surface

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References

Fischer, G. (Ed.). Mathematische Modelle aus den Sammlungen von Universitäten und Museen, Kommentarband. Braunschweig, Germany: Vieweg, p. 11, 1986.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Eckardt Point." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/EckardtPoint.html

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