Efficient detection of symmetries polynomially parametrized curves

We present efficient algorithms for detecting central and mirror symmetry for the case of algebraic curves defined by means of polynomial parametrizations. The algorithms are based on an algebraic relationship between proper parametrizations of a same curve, which leads to a triangular polynomial sy...

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Autor: Alcázar Arribas, Juan Gerardo|||0000-0002-1665-9710
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/20446
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/20446
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cam.2013.06.041
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Polynomial parametrization
Symmetry
Mirror symmetry
Central symmetry
Symmetry axes
Symmetry center
Ciencia
Matemáticas
Science
Mathematics
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Sumario:We present efficient algorithms for detecting central and mirror symmetry for the case of algebraic curves defined by means of polynomial parametrizations. The algorithms are based on an algebraic relationship between proper parametrizations of a same curve, which leads to a triangular polynomial system that can be solved in a very fast way; in particular, curves parametrized by polynomials of serious degrees/coefficients can be analyzed in a few seconds. In our analysis we provide a good number of theoretical results on symmetries of polynomial curves, algorithms for detecting rotation and mirror symmetry, and closed formulae to determine the symmetry center and the symmetry axis, when they exist. Some observations and empiric results for the case of polynomial parametrizations with floating point coefficients are also reported.