Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
440728 Computer Aided Geometric Design 2006 17 Pages PDF
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.

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