On the computation of an arrangement of quadrics in 3D

  • Authors:
  • Bernard Mourrain;Jean-Pierre Técourt;Monique Teillaud

  • Affiliations:
  • INRIA, GALAAD, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis cedex, France;INRIA, GALAAD, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis cedex, France;INRIA, GALAAD, BP 93, 06902 Sophia Antipolis cedex, France

  • Venue:
  • Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications - Special issue on the 19th European workshop on computational geometry - EuroCG 03
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

In this paper, we study a sweeping algorithm for computing the arrangement of a set of quadrics in R^3. We define a ''trapezoidal'' decomposition in the sweeping plane, and we study the evolution of this subdivision during the sweep. A key point of this algorithm is the manipulation of algebraic numbers. In this perspective, we put a large emphasis on the use of algebraic tools, needed to compute the arrangement, including Sturm sequences and Rational Univariate Representation of the roots of a multivariate polynomial system.