On singularities, envelopes and elementary differential geometry

J.W. Bruce

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    Abstract

    The aim of this paper is to exhibit a connection between certain types of envelope and the discriminant sets of function singularities. We show how conditions that the envelope has a certain local structure (which arise from the singularity theory) often have pleasant geometric interpretations. Moreover in many cases one can show that these conditions are generically (nearly always) satisfied.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)43-48
    JournalMathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
    Volume89
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1981

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