A New Ellipse or Math Porcelain Service

Egglipse was first explored by Maxwell, but Descartes discovered a way to modify the pins-and-string construction for ellipses to produce more egg-shaped curves. There are no examples of serious scientific and practical applications of Three-foci ellipses until now. This situation can be changed if...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Valery Ochkov, Massimiliano Nori, Ekaterina Borovinskaya, Wladimir Reschetilowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Symmetry
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/11/2/184