Table 2.
Name | Co-dimension | Co-rank | Universal unfolding | Parametric Representation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fold | 1 | 1 | x3 + ux | |
Cusp | 2 | 1 | x4 + ux2 + vx | |
Swallow tail | 3 | 1 | x5 + ux3 + vx2 + wx | |
Butterfly | 4 | 1 | x6 + ux4 + vx3 + wx2 + tx | |
Hyperbolic umbilic | 3 | 2 | x3 + y3 + uxy + vx + wy | |
Elliptic umbilic | 3 | 2 | x3 − xy2 + u(x2 + y2 ) + vx + wy | |
Parabolic umbilic | 4 | 2 | x2y + y4 + ux2 + vy2 + wx + ty |