Definition:Kappa Curve
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Definition
The kappa ($\kappa$) curve is the plane quartic curve which is the locus of the equation expressed in Cartesian coordinates as:
- $x^4 + x^2 y^2 = a^2 y^2$
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Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): kappa curve
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): kappa curve