Classification of Poncelet triangle families with stationary orthocenter

Let a Poncelet triangle family consist of triangles simultaneously inscribed in and circumscribed about a pair of conics, and let X4X_4 denote the orthocenter. The conics may be configured as focal-X4X_4, MacBeath, or Dual.

Stationary-orthocenter classification conjecture. A Poncelet triangle family maintains X4X_4 stationary only if the conics are configured as focal-X4X_4, MacBeath, or Dual.

This conjecture proposes a classification of Poncelet triangle families with stationary orthocenter, beyond the explicitly identified focal-X4X_4, MacBeath, and Dual families. The source provides no resolution or further evidence of its status.

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Ronaldo A. Garcia, Mark Helman and Dan Reznik, “Four special Poncelet triangle families about the incircle”, arXiv:2512.17440 (2025).

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