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Curves in the Minkowski plane and their contact with pseudo-circles

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We study the caustic, evolute, Minkowski symmetry set and parallels of a smooth and regular curve in the Minkowski plane.

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  1. Farid Tari

    Present address: Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação—USP, Avenida Trabalhador São-Carlense, 400-Centro, São Carlos, SP, CEP 13566-590, Brazil

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  1. Department of Mathematical Sciences, Science Laboratories, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK

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Amani Saloom was supported by a PhD grant from King Abdulaziz University.

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Saloom, A., Tari, F. Curves in the Minkowski plane and their contact with pseudo-circles. Geom Dedicata 159, 109–124 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-011-9649-1

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