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Cusp singularities of plane envelopes

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We consider smooth 1-parameter families of plane curves tangent to a semicubic parabola, when the curvature radius of their curves at the tangency point vanishes at the cusp point. We find the \A\A-normal form of these families, their envelopes and local patterns near the cusp. We obtain a new codimension 2 singularity of envelopes (two transversal semicubic cusps), and we describe its perestroikas under generic small deformations.

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@article{arxiv.math/0511511,
  title  = {Cusp singularities of plane envelopes},
  author = {Gianmarco Capitanio},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0511511},
  year   = {2007}
}

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13 pp; 3 figures