# Mathematical Quine

I have recently discovered that I can create letters and any shape I want by hiding parts of curves by making them complex. To generalise if I want $x>a$ then I multiply my function by $\sqrt{\frac{|x-a|}{x-a}\,}$ and replacing $x-a$ with $b-x$ I can make $x<b$.

The challenge I put forward is this:

Create an equation or set of equations, which graph the equations themselves

Is this possible?

• The empty set. :) – user14972 Dec 17 '12 at 22:46
• You could say the same for a computer program quine. An empty program will print itself out ie nothing. Clever thinking though – Jordan Dec 17 '12 at 22:48
• You'd pretty much have to give a complete language for curves and fonts before you could answer this question. I suppose there might be a general proof that there is always a quine, no matter what the font definitions and descriptive language... – Thomas Andrews Dec 17 '12 at 22:48
• @Jordan: My answer was an homage to that one. (that was actually the submission to the obfuscated C contest that put an end to that aspect of the competition) – user14972 Dec 17 '12 at 22:49
• You might be interested in Tupper's self-referential formula – Ross Millikan Dec 17 '12 at 22:50