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The focal form of the quadric in n dimensions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

H. Gwynedd Green
H. Gwynedd Green
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University CollegeNottingham
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The object of this note is to show that the equation of the quadric in n dimensions can be transformed to a ‘focus-directrix’ form which is exactly similar to those for two and three dimensions: this form is extended throughout by the introduction of a constant k. A short discussion of confocal quadrics is appended.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , October 1943 , pp. 159 - 167
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1943

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