General theory of surfaces of the second order
[23/78%]List the surfaces of the second order for which:
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Characterize by means of invariants the "main" group of real surfaces of the second order: ellipsoids, hyperboloids, paraboloids.
Characterize by means of invariants the following groups of surfaces of the second order:
paraboloids and parabolic cylinders
surfaces consisting of planes
"imaginary" surfaces: "imaginary ellipsoids", "imaginary cones", "imaginary elliptic cylinders", "pairs of imaginary intersecting planes", "pairs of imaginary parallel planes".
Which of the "imaginary" surfaces of the second order (see problem ) have no real points? Characterize by means of invariants this group of surfaces.
Which of the "imaginary" surfaces of the second order have real points, and what do these surfaces look like? Characterize by means of invariants this group of surfaces.
Characterize by means of invariants the surfaces of the second order that do not degenerate into the empty set, a point, a line, a plane, or a pair of planes.
Characterize by means of invariants the real surfaces that have:
two families of rectilinear generators
one family of rectilinear generators.
List the surfaces of the second order whose canonical equations contain a nonzero constant term. Characterize these surfaces by means of invariants.
Let the equation of the surface be written in matrix form (2), and its transform in form (4) (see the introduction to § 11). Express the coefficients in terms of , if:
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Verify that there exist second-degree equations in which, by passing to a new Cartesian coordinate system, it is impossible to eliminate all terms with first powers of the variables. List all types of such surfaces and characterize them by means of invariants.
Verify that there exist second-degree equations in which, by passing to a new Cartesian coordinate system, it is possible to eliminate all terms of degree below the second. List all types of such surfaces and characterize them by means of invariants.
Which real surfaces of the second order have a center of symmetry?
How many centers of symmetry can a surface of the second order have?
Prove that for a surface of the second order only the following possibilities can occur. The surface:
(1) has no center of symmetry;
(2) has a unique center of symmetry;
(3) has a line consisting of centers of symmetry;
(4) has a plane consisting of centers of symmetry.
List and characterize by means of invariants the types of surfaces of the second order:
having no center
having a unique center
having infinitely many centers.
Prove the statements:
if a surface of the second order has a center, and it is located at the origin, then the equation of the surface contains no linear terms
if the equation of a surface of the second order contains no linear terms, then the surface has a center located at the origin.
Using the results of problems 11. 8 and 11. 12, obtain the system of equations for the center of a surface of the second order (i.e., equation (10) from the introduction to § 11).
How will the constant term of equation (2) change if the origin is placed at the center of the surface of the second order?
Prove that the condition is necessary and sufficient for the existence of a unique center of a surface of the second order given by equation (2).
Justify the second method for simplifying the equation of a surface of the second order, presented in the introduction to § 11, i.e., prove each of the statements in items а) and б).
The equation of a surface of the second order is written in expanded form (1) and in matrix form (2). All coefficients of the expanded equation are multiplied by a number . What happens to the matrix ? How do the roots of the characteristic equation change as a result?
The equation of a surface of the second order is written in a rectangular coordinate system, and a passage to another rectangular system is made in it. Prove that the characteristic equation does not change as a result, and hence its roots do not change. Does change?
A second-order equation is given in matrix form (2). Express the matrix of the large quadratic form of the surface given by this equation in terms of .
In the equation of the surface a change of coordinates is made. Write out the matrix by which the large quadratic form of the surface is transformed, and prove that, under a passage from one rectangular coordinate system to another, does not change.
Prove that, under an orthogonal change of coordinates that leaves the origin fixed, the characteristic equation does not change, and hence its coefficients and roots do not change.
Suppose that in some general Cartesian coordinate system the equation of a surface of the second order coincides in form with one of the canonical equations. Prove that there exists a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system in which the equation of this surface is canonical of the same type.
Using the result of problem 11. 18, determine the type of the surface given, in a general Cartesian coordinate system, by the equation:
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In a general Cartesian coordinate system a hyperboloid is given by the equation . Find the equation of its asymptotic cone.
A surface is given in a general Cartesian coordinate system by an equation containing a parameter . Determine the type of the surface for all values of .
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A surface is given by an equation in a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system. Find the canonical coordinate system and the canonical equation of this surface. Determine the type of the surface.
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A surface is given in a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system by an equation containing a parameter . For the given value of , find the canonical coordinate system and the canonical equation of the surface. Determine the type of the surface for all possible values of . If the surface is a line, a plane, or a pair of planes, find the linear equations of these sets in the original coordinate system.
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