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