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Châtelet surface

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Some snapshots showing the real points of the Châtelet surface with P(x)=x^3-5*x^2-6*x. Axis: x=red, y=yellow, z=blue

In algebraic geometry, a Châtelet surface is a rational surface studied by Châtelet (1959) given by an equation

y 2 a z 2 = P ( x ) , {\displaystyle y^{2}-az^{2}=P(x),\,}

where P has degree 3 or 4. They are conic bundles.

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