Algebraically rectifiable parametric curves

DOI10.1016/0167-8396(93)90031-WMaRDI QIDQ1315802zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Takis Sakkalis, Rida T. Farouki

Publication date 22 March 1995

Published in Computer Aided Geometric Design (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-8396(93)90031-w

zbMATH Keywords

algebraically rectifiable parametric curvesarc lengthpolynomial parametric curvePythagorean-hodograph curvesrectification

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Computer-aided design (modeling of curves and surfaces) (65D17)

Review text

A differentiable parametric curve \((x(t),y(t))\) is said to be a polynomial parametric one, if \(x(t)\), \(y(t)\) both are polynomials. In this paper sufficient and necessary conditions for the arc length \(s(t) = \int^ t_ 0 \sqrt{x'{}^ 2(\tau) + y'{}^ 2(\tau)} d\tau\) of a polynomial parametric curve to be an algebraic function of the parameter are formulated. The fundamental result is the following: Theorem 3.1. Let \(p(t)\) be a polynomial of positive degree with coefficients in \(\mathbb{C}\). Then \(\int \sqrt{p(t)} dt\) is an algebraic function iff there exists a polynomial \(h(t)\) such that \(ph = h'{}^ 2\). Corollary 3.4. If the arc length of a polynomially parametrized curve is an algebraic function of the parameter, then that function is the square root of a polynomial. It is noted that polynomial curves having this property encompass the so- called Pythagorean-hodograph curves. Some details are given for the case of algebraically rectifiable quintics.

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