Cochleoid

A plane transcendental curve whose equation in polar coordinates is

The cochleoid has infinitely many spirals, passing through its pole and touching the polar axis (see Fig.). The pole is a singular point of infinite multiplicity. Any straight line through the pole intersects the cochleoid; the tangents to the cochleoid at these intersection points pass through the same point.

Figure: c022820a

References

[1]	A.A. Savelov, "Planar curves" , Moscow (1960) (In Russian)

References

[a1]	J.D. Lawrence, "A catalog of special plane curves" , Dover, reprint (1972)