Conic section

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:application gptkb:Physics
gptkb:Optics
Astronomy
Engineering
Orbital mechanics
gptkbp:classificationByEccentricity Circle: 0
Ellipse: 0 < e < 1
Hyperbola: e > 1
Parabola: e = 1
gptkbp:definedIn Curve obtained as intersection of a plane and a double-napped cone
gptkbp:discoveredIn Ancient Greece
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:geometry
gptkbp:focusesOn Yes
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:Circle
gptkb:Parabola
gptkb:Hyperbola
Ellipse
gptkbp:hasAsymptote gptkb:Hyperbola
gptkbp:hasAxis Yes
gptkbp:hasDirectrix Yes
gptkbp:hasDual Conic envelope
gptkbp:hasEquation gptkb:Quadratic_equation_in_two_variables
Ax^2 + Bxy + Cy^2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0
gptkbp:hasLatusRectum Yes
gptkbp:hasPolar Pole and polar relationship
gptkbp:hasVertex Yes
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Circle
gptkb:Parabola
gptkb:Hyperbola
Ellipse
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Apollonius_of_Perga
gptkbp:property Eccentricity
Axis of symmetry
Directrix
Foci
Reflective property
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Analytic_geometry
gptkb:Projective_geometry
Quadratic curve
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Apollonius_of_Perga
gptkbp:studiedIn High school mathematics
University mathematics
gptkbp:symbol None (general term)
gptkbp:usedIn Architectural design
Satellite orbits
Reflecting dishes
Telescope mirrors
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quaternion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6