A matrix-based approach to properness and inversion problems for rational surfaces

2004/10/21 by Carlos D’Andrea, D'Andrea, Carlos, Laurent Busé +1
Computer Science · Engineering · #14Q10 #Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques #Algebraic Geometry (math.AG) #Commutative Algebra (math.AC) #Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation #FOS: Mathematics #Polynomial and algebraic computation

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.math/0410478

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Abstract

We present a matrix-based algorithm for deciding if the parametrization of a curve or a surface is invertible or not, and for computing the inverse of the parametrization if it exists.

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