The Tschirnhausen cubic, named after the German mathematician Christoph Johann Tschirnhausen, refers to a specific type of cubic curve represented by a polynomial equation of the form: \[ y^2 = x^3 - ax \] where \( a \) is a constant parameter. This curve is notable within the study of algebraic geometry and mathematical analysis for its interesting properties and applications.
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