On the problem of proper reparametrization for rational curves and surfaces

  • Authors:
  • Sonia Pérez-Díaz

  • Affiliations:
  • Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain

  • Venue:
  • Computer Aided Geometric Design
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

A rational parametrization of an algebraic curve (resp. surface) establishes a rational correspondence of this curve (resp. surface) with the affine or projective line (resp. affine or projective plane). This correspondence is a birational equivalence if the parametrization is proper. So, intuitively speaking, a rational proper parametrization trace the curve or surface once. We consider the problem of computing a proper rational parametrization from a given improper one. For the case of curves we generalize, improve and reinterpret some previous results. For surfaces, we solve the problem for some special surface's parametrizations.