Random Gaussian cubic surface Seed: 466 (Gaussian coefficient and line-tracking seed)
Cubic: f(x,y,z) = 0.284 x*z^2 -0.196 y*z^2 +0.225 z^2 -0.151 x^2*z +0.111 x*y*z +0.494 x*z -0.0917 y^2*z -0.152 y*z -0.0564 z +0.484 x^3 +0.262 x^2*y +0.331 x^2 -0.0944 x*y^2 -0.109 x*y -0.195 x +0.122 y^3 +0.0725 y^2 -0.0618 y -0.147 1
Affine cubic: f(x,y,z) = 0.284 x*z^2 -0.196 y*z^2 +0.225 z^2 -0.151 x^2*z +0.111 x*y*z +0.494 x*z -0.0917 y^2*z -0.152 y*z -0.0564 z +0.484 x^3 +0.262 x^2*y +0.331 x^2 -0.0944 x*y^2 -0.109 x*y -0.195 x +0.122 y^3 +0.0725 y^2 -0.0618 y -0.147 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 3 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].