Families of surfaces: Focal sets, ridges and umbilics

Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-268

  Bruce, J W ^a   Giblin, P J ^a   Tarif, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 85016247012     PISSN: 03050041     EISSN: 14698064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305004198003004     Document Type: Article

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