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Cayleyian Curve


The envelope of the lines connecting corresponding points on the Jacobian curve and Steinerian curve. The Cayleyian curve of a net of curves of order n has the same curve genus as the Jacobian curve and Steinerian curve and, in general, the class 3n(n-1).


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References

Coolidge, J. L. A Treatise on Algebraic Plane Curves. New York: Dover, p. 150, 1959.

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Cayleyian Curve

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Cayleyian Curve." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CayleyianCurve.html

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