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The product of the distances of any point $M$ to the two given points $F_1(-a,0)$ and $F_2(a,0)$ is equal to the square of the distance between the points $F_1$ and $F_2$. The Bernoulli lemniscate is a special case of the Cassini ovals, the [[Lemniscates|lemniscates]], and the sinusoidal spirals (cf. [[Cassini oval|Cassini oval]]; [[Sinusoidal spiral|Sinusoidal spiral]]).
 
The product of the distances of any point $M$ to the two given points $F_1(-a,0)$ and $F_2(a,0)$ is equal to the square of the distance between the points $F_1$ and $F_2$. The Bernoulli lemniscate is a special case of the Cassini ovals, the [[Lemniscates|lemniscates]], and the sinusoidal spirals (cf. [[Cassini oval|Cassini oval]]; [[Sinusoidal spiral|Sinusoidal spiral]]).
  
The Bernoulli spiral was named after Jakob Bernoulli, who gave its equation in 1694.
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The Bernoulli spiral was named after [[Bernoulli, Jakob|Jakob Bernoulli]], who gave its equation in 1694.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:07, 17 April 2024

A plane algebraic curve of order four, the equation of which in orthogonal Cartesian coordinates is:

$$(x^2+y^2)^2-2a^2(x^2-y^2)=0;$$

and in polar coordinates

$$\rho^2=2a^2\cos2\phi.$$

The Bernoulli lemniscate is symmetric about the coordinate origin (Fig.), which is a node with tangents $y=\pm x$ and the point of inflection.

Figure: b015620a

The product of the distances of any point $M$ to the two given points $F_1(-a,0)$ and $F_2(a,0)$ is equal to the square of the distance between the points $F_1$ and $F_2$. The Bernoulli lemniscate is a special case of the Cassini ovals, the lemniscates, and the sinusoidal spirals (cf. Cassini oval; Sinusoidal spiral).

The Bernoulli spiral was named after Jakob Bernoulli, who gave its equation in 1694.

References

[1] A.A. Savelov, "Planar curves" , Moscow (1960) (In Russian)
[a1] E. Brieskorn, H. Knörrer, "Plane algebraic curves" , Birkhäuser (1986) (Translated from German)


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Bernoulli lemniscate. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Bernoulli_lemniscate&oldid=53291
This article was adapted from an original article by D.D. Sokolov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article