Lissajous Varieties

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Main Authors: Mascarin, Francesco Maria, Telen, Simon
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Published: 2025
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author Mascarin, Francesco Maria
Telen, Simon
author_facet Mascarin, Francesco Maria
Telen, Simon
contents This paper studies affine algebraic varieties parametrized by sine and cosine functions, generalizing algebraic Lissajous figures in the plane. We show that, up to a combinatorial factor, the degree of these varieties equals the volume of a polytope. We deduce defining equations from rank constraints on a matrix with polynomial entries. We discuss applications of Lissajous varieties in dynamical systems, in particular the Kuramoto model. This leads us to study connections with convex optimization and Lissajous discriminants.
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spellingShingle Lissajous Varieties
Mascarin, Francesco Maria
Telen, Simon
Algebraic Geometry
This paper studies affine algebraic varieties parametrized by sine and cosine functions, generalizing algebraic Lissajous figures in the plane. We show that, up to a combinatorial factor, the degree of these varieties equals the volume of a polytope. We deduce defining equations from rank constraints on a matrix with polynomial entries. We discuss applications of Lissajous varieties in dynamical systems, in particular the Kuramoto model. This leads us to study connections with convex optimization and Lissajous discriminants.
title Lissajous Varieties
topic Algebraic Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06844