Topology of real algebraic space curves

  • Authors:
  • Mhammed El Kahoui

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, P.O. Box 2390, Marrakech, Morocco

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Symbolic Computation
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

In this paper we give a new projection-based algorithm for computing the topology of a real algebraic space curve given implicitly by a set of equations. Under some genericity conditions, which may be reached through a linear change of coordinates, we show that a plane projection of the given curve, together with a special polynomial in the ideal of the curve contains all the information needed to compute its topological shape. Our method is also designed in such a way to exploit important particular cases such as complete intersection curves or curves contained in nonsingular surfaces.