Sextic Surface

An algebraic surface which can be represented implicitly by a polynomial of degree six in x, y, and z.

Examples of quartic surfaces include the Barth sextic, Boy surface, heart surface, Hunt's surface, and sine surface.

See also

Algebraic Surface, Barth Sextic, Boy Surface, Cubic Surface, Decic Surface, Hunt's Surface, Quadratic Surface, Quartic Surface

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References

Catanese, F. and Ceresa, G. "Constructing Sextic Surfaces with a Given Number of Nodes." J. Pure Appl. Algebra 23, 1-12, 1982.Hunt, B. "Algebraic Surfaces." http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/~hunt/drawings.html.

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