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2011 Criteria for $D_4$ singularities of wave fronts
Kentaro Saji
Tohoku Math. J. (2) 63(1): 137-147 (2011). DOI: 10.2748/tmj/1303219939

Abstract

We give useful and simple criteria for determining $D_4^\pm$ singularities of wave fronts. As an application, we investigate behaviors of singular curvatures of cuspidal edges near $D_4^+$ singularities.

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Kentaro Saji. "Criteria for $D_4$ singularities of wave fronts." Tohoku Math. J. (2) 63 (1) 137 - 147, 2011. https://doi.org/10.2748/tmj/1303219939

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Published: 2011
First available in Project Euclid: 19 April 2011

zbMATH: 1233.57017
MathSciNet: MR2788779
Digital Object Identifier: 10.2748/tmj/1303219939

Subjects:
Primary: 57R45
Secondary: 53A05 , 53D99

Keywords: $D_4$ singularity , criteria , singular curvature , wave front

Rights: Copyright © 2011 Tohoku University

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