Osculating quadric
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
The surface of the second order that has second-order contact with a given surface at a given point. Examples are the Darboux quadric and the Lie quadric.
How to Cite This Entry:
Osculating quadric. V.S. Malakhovskii (originator), Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Osculating_quadric&oldid=12067
Osculating quadric. V.S. Malakhovskii (originator), Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Osculating_quadric&oldid=12067
This text originally appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098