The swastika curve is Cundy and Rollett's (1989, p. 71) name for the quartic curve with Cartesian equation
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(1)
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and polar equation
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(2)
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A related family of algebraic curves is
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(3)
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for integers . M. Sotelo (pers.
comm., Dec. 28, 2021) suggested the case
. Each member has rotational
symmetry of order 4 about the origin.
It is unbounded, with oblique asymptotes
.