Random Gaussian cubic surface Seed: 489 (Gaussian coefficient and line-tracking seed)
Cubic: f(x,y,z) = -0.0245 x*z^2 +0.305 y*z^2 +0.0855 z^2 +0.473 x^2*z -0.125 x*y*z +0.252 x*z -0.388 y^2*z -0.126 y*z -0.205 z -0.365 x^3 +0.284 x^2*y -0.182 x^2 -0.141 x*y^2 -0.147 x*y +0.0657 x +0.0892 y^3 -0.0613 y^2 -0.254 y -0.138 1
Affine cubic: f(x,y,z) = -0.0245 x*z^2 +0.305 y*z^2 +0.0855 z^2 +0.473 x^2*z -0.125 x*y*z +0.252 x*z -0.388 y^2*z -0.126 y*z -0.205 z -0.365 x^3 +0.284 x^2*y -0.182 x^2 -0.141 x*y^2 -0.147 x*y +0.0657 x +0.0892 y^3 -0.0613 y^2 -0.254 y -0.138 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].