Monkey Saddle

monkey saddle
monkey saddle

The surface is the graph of the function

(u,v) ⟶ f(u,v) = u^3 - 3uv^2

The first and second derivatives of the function vanish at (0,0). This produces an unusual saddle which goes down in 3 directions and therefore allows a monkey to ride it with the tail down.

monkey saddle anaglyph
monkey saddle anaglyph

Monkey Saddle is a surface that demonstrates a saddle-shaped surface with three down slopes. It is named as if for a monkey to sit on and for his tail to rest. This surfaces is used to illustrate that a surface can have a saddle-like shape with n alternating upward and downward slopes around a point, where n is greater 2.

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