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Famous Curves

1.1.10. Some Famous Curves

IX. Some famous curves


Antiversiera

For two values of parameters:
a=-2; b=1;
and
a = 1; b = 2;
we have two graphs:

ContourPlot[ x^4 - 2*a*x^3 + 4*a^2/b^2*y^2 == 0, {x, -5, 2}, {y, -2, 2}, AspectRatio -> Automatic]

            


Arachnida

a = 1; n = 3;
PolarPlot[ 2*a*Sin[n*\[Phi]]/Sin[(n - 1)*\[Phi]], {\[Phi], .0001, 2*\[Pi]}]


Astroid

t = {1, 2, 3, 4};
ContourPlot[(x^2 + y^2 - t^2)^3 + 27*x^2*y^2 == 0, {x, -5, 5}, {y, -5, 5}]


Besace

a = {1, 2, 3}; b = {1, 2, 3};
ContourPlot[(x^2 - b*y)^2 + a^2*(y^2 - x^2) == 0, {x, -5, 5}, {y, -1.5, 4.5}, AspectRatio -> Automatic]


 


Bifolium

b = {0, 1, 2, 3};
ContourPlot[(x^2 + y^2)^2 == b*x^2*y, {x, -1, 1}, {y, -0.2, 1}, AspectRatio -> Automatic]

 


Cardioid

r = {1, 2, 3};
PolarPlot[2*r*(1 - Cos[\[Phi]]), {\[Phi], 0, 2*\[Pi]}, AspectRatio -> Automatic]

 


Circular Tractrix

a:=1;
f[r_, th_] := th - ArcTan[Sqrt[4*a^2 - r^2]/r] - Sqrt[4*a^2 - r^2]/r
g[r_, th_] := {r Cos[th], r Sin[th]}
pl = ContourPlot[f[r, th] == 0, {r, 0, 8 Pi}, {th, 0, 4 Pi}, PlotPoints -> 30];
pl[[1, 1]] = g @@@ pl[[1, 1]];
Show[pl, PlotRange -> All, AspectRatio -> 1.5/2]


Cramer

r=2;l=1;
ContourPlot[ x*(x^2 + y^2) == (r + l)*x^2 - (r - l)*y^2, {x, -1, 5}, {y, -5, 5}, AspectRatio -> 1]



Epicycloid


R = 1; h = 5; r = 2;
PolarPlot[Sqrt[ R^2 + h^2 - 2*(R + r)*h*Cos[R/r*\[Phi]]], {\[Phi], 0, 200*\[Pi]}]


Galileo's Spiral

a=-1;l=10;
PolarPlot[a*\[Phi]^2 - l, {\[Phi], 0, 6*\[Pi]}]


Kiepert

l = {1, 2, 3};
PolarPlot[(l^3*Cos[3*\[Phi]])^(1/3), {\[Phi], -2*\[Pi], 2*\[Pi]}]


Limacon

a=3; l=3;
ContourPlot[(x^2 + y^2 - 2*a*x)^2 == l^2*(x^2 + y^2), {x, -1,
10}, {y, -7, 7}, AspectRatio -> 14/11]


Rose

k=3;
PolarPlot[a*Cos[k*\[Phi]], {\[Phi], 0, 4*\[Pi]}]


Trefoil

r=2;
ParametricPlot[{r*(2*Cos[2*t] - Cos[t]), r*(2*Sin[2*t] + Sin[t])}, {t, 0, 10}]


 

 

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