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Osculating properties of decomposable scrolls
Author(s) -
Lanteri Antonio,
Mallavibarrena Raquel
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
mathematische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1522-2616
pISSN - 0025-584X
DOI - 10.1002/mana.200610834
Subject(s) - mathematics , osculating circle , discriminant , pure mathematics , locus (genetics) , mathematical analysis , artificial intelligence , computer science , chemistry , biochemistry , gene
Osculating spaces of decomposable scrolls (of any genus and not necessarily normal) are studied and their inflectional loci are related to those of their generating curves by using systematically an idea introduced by Piene and Sacchiero in the setting of rational normal scrolls. In this broader setting the extra components of the second discriminant locus – deriving from flexes – are investigated and a new class of uninflected surface scrolls is presented and characterized. Further properties related to osculation are discussed for (not necessarily decomposable) scrolls (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)