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A non-closed central surface of the second order. One distinguishes between two types of hyperboloids: the one-sheet and the two-sheet hyperboloid.

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In a suitable coordinate system (see Fig. a, Fig. b) the equation of a one-sheet hyperboloid is

while that of a two-sheet hyperboloid is

The numbers , and (and segments of such lengths) are known as the semi-axes of the hyperboloid. Sections of a hyperboloid by planes passing through the -axis are hyperbolas. Sections of a hyperboloid by planes perpendicular to the -axis are ellipses. The section of a one-sheet hyperboloid by the plane is said to be a gorge ellipse. A hyperboloid has three planes of symmetry. The cone defined by the equation

is called the asymptotic cone. If , the hyperboloid is said to be regular. A hyperboloid with two equal semi-axes is said to be a hyperboloid of rotation. A one-sheet hyperboloid is a ruled surface; the equations of the rectilinear generators passing through a given point have the form


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[a1] M. Berger, "Geometry" , 1–2 , Springer (1987) (Translated from French)
[a2] D. Hilbert, S.E. Cohn-Vossen, "Geometry and the imagination" , Chelsea (1952) (Translated from German)
How to Cite This Entry:
Hyperboloid. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Hyperboloid&oldid=14677
This article was adapted from an original article by A.B. Ivanov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article