Talk:Astroid

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Mathematics rating:	Start Class	Low Priority	Field: Geometry
Please update this rating as the article progresses, or if the rating is inaccurate. Click to show/hide comments. Please add to or update the comments to suggest improvements to the article. low level start class, needs refs then it will be on its way, --Cronholm144 03:05, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Note that the equation :x^{2 / 3} + y^{2 / 3} = 1, when considered in the complex plane, is not equivalent to

(x² + y² − 1)³ + 27x²y² = 0., which has other

complex branches. It would be nice to give a reference to Puiseux series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puiseux_series) -- M.L.