Mathematics – Algebraic Geometry
Scientific paper
2009-01-29
Mathematics
Algebraic Geometry
Scientific paper
We study the rationality of the components of the conchoid to an irreducible algebraic affine plane curve, excluding the trivial cases of the isotropic lines, of the lines through the focus and the circle centered at the focus and radius the distance involved in the conchoid. We prove that conchoids having all their components rational can only be generated by rational curves. Moreover, we show that reducible conchoids to rational curves have always their two components rational. In addition, we prove that the rationality of the conchoid component, to a rational curve, does depend on the base curve and on the focus but not on the distance. Also, we provide an algorithm that analyzes the rationality of all the components of the conchoid and, in the affirmative case, parametrizes them. The algorithm only uses a proper parametrization of the base curve and the focus and, hence, does not require the previous computation of the conchoid. As a corollary, we show that the conchoid to the irreducible conics, with conchoid-focus on the conic, are rational and we give parametrizations. In particular we parametrize the {\it Lima\c{c}ons of Pascal}. We also parametrize the conchoids of {\it Nicomedes}. Finally, we show to find the focuses from where the conchoid is rational or with two rational components.
Sendra Juana
Sendra Rafael J.
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