The cissoid of Diocles in the Lorentz–Minkowski plane

The cissoid of Diocles in the Lorentz–Minkowski plane

This article presents the cissoid of Diocles and the cissoid of two circles with respect to origin in the Lorentz–Minkowski plane.

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