Subject: Rational function parametric representations
From: Barton Willis
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:00:46 -0500
Thanks for the book reference. For 2*x^4-3*x^2*y+y^4-2*y^3+y^2 = 0, Maple
paramtrized
the curve with radicals, not a rational expression. But I know little
about Maple.
Barton
reyssat <eric.reyssat at math.unicaen.fr> wrote on 09/22/2009 03:39:49 PM:
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> Re: [Maxima] Rational function parametric representations
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> reyssat
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> to:
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> Barton Willis
> Maybe this book gives what you're looking for :
> http://www.springer.com/math/algebra/book/978-3-540-73724-7
> Does Maple solve for instance the case of the tacnode curve
> 2*x^4-3*x^2*y+y^4-2*y^3+y^2 given in Winkler's article above ? This
> curve has two singularities.
>
> Eric Reyssat