Affine equivalences, isometries and symmetries of ruled rational surfaces

An algorithmic method is presented for computing all the affine equivalences between two rational ruled surfaces defined by rational parametrizations. The algorithm works directly in parametric rational form, i.e. without computing or making use of the implicit equation of the surface. The method tr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Alcázar Arribas, Juan Gerardo|||0000-0002-1665-9710, Quintero, Emily
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/58570
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/58570
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cam.2019.07.004
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Affine equivalences
Symmetries
Ruled surfaces
Algorithms
Algebraic surfaces
Matemáticas
Mathematics
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Sumario:An algorithmic method is presented for computing all the affine equivalences between two rational ruled surfaces defined by rational parametrizations. The algorithm works directly in parametric rational form, i.e. without computing or making use of the implicit equation of the surface. The method translates the problem into parameter space, and relies on polynomial system solving. Geometrically, the problem is related to finding the projective equivalences between two projective curves (corresponding to the directions of the rulings of the surfaces). This problem was recently addressed in a paper by Hauer and Jüttler, and we exploit the ideas by these authors in the algorithm presented in this paper. The general idea for affine equivalences is adapted to computing the isometries between two rational ruled surfaces, and the symmetries of a given rational ruled surface. The efficiency of the method is shown through several examples.