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Tetrahedral Coordinates

Coordinates useful for plotting projective three-dimensional curves of the form f(x_0,x_1,x_2,x_3)=0 which are defined by

x_0=1-z-sqrt(2)x
(1)
x_1=1-z+sqrt(2)x
(2)
x_2=1+z+sqrt(2)y
(3)
x_3=1+z-sqrt(2)y.
(4)

See also

Cayley Cubic, Kummer Surface

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Tetrahedral Coordinates." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/TetrahedralCoordinates.html

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