Random Gaussian cubic surface Seed: 272 (Gaussian coefficient and line-tracking seed)
Cubic: f(x,y,z) = -0.159 x*z^2 +0.362 y*z^2 +0.0392 z^2 +0.303 x^2*z +0.0898 x*y*z -0.174 x*z -0.367 y^2*z -0.31 y*z -0.175 z +0.108 x^3 +0.0981 x^2*y +0.534 x^2 +0.106 x*y^2 -0.118 x*y +0.331 x -0.072 y^3 +0.0191 y^2 -0.0663 y -0.0302 1
Affine cubic: f(x,y,z) = -0.159 x*z^2 +0.362 y*z^2 +0.0392 z^2 +0.303 x^2*z +0.0898 x*y*z -0.174 x*z -0.367 y^2*z -0.31 y*z -0.175 z +0.108 x^3 +0.0981 x^2*y +0.534 x^2 +0.106 x*y^2 -0.118 x*y +0.331 x -0.072 y^3 +0.0191 y^2 -0.0663 y -0.0302 1
Shadow: the quartic B(x,y)^2 - 4 A(x,y) C(x,y) = 0 is drawn on the z=-4 xy-plane in the same 3D scene. The translucent ruled curtain rises upward from the shadow to the ramification curve where the lifted point has z >= -2 and lies above the displayed projection plane. The 7 real projected lines on the xy-plane are bitangents found from the projective lines on the cubic surface. Same-color transparent line projection cones are included but hidden by default; use the page toggle to show them.
Viewing box: axis ranges are [-4, 4].