Paraboloid
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
A non-closed non-central surface of the second order. The canonical equations of a paraboloid are
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for an elliptic paraboloid, and
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for a hyperbolic paraboloid.
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References
| [a1] | M. Berger, "Geometry" , II , Springer (1987) pp. Chapt. 15 |
| [a2] | D. Pedoe, "Geometry" , Dover, reprint (1988) pp. 135, 398 |
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Paraboloid. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Paraboloid&oldid=48110
Paraboloid. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Paraboloid&oldid=48110
This article was adapted from an original article by A.B. Ivanov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article