WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Nordstrand's Weird Surface

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Nordstrand's weird surface is a quartic surface defined by the equation
25
3
x
(y+z)+
3
y
(x+z)+
3
z
(x+y)+50
2
x
2
y
+
2
x
2
z
+
2
y
2
z
-125
2
x
yz+
2
y
xz+
2
z
xy+60xyz-4(xy+xz+yz)=0.
You can explore the nature of this surface by changing various surface parameters. The contour slider lets you experiment with variations.