A tour d'horizon of de Casteljau's work
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: A tour d'horizon of de Casteljau's work
author: Andreas Müller
published in: Computer Aided Geometric Design
publication date: 2024-10-08T00:00:00Z
review text: In this tribute to Paul de Casteljau, the author reflects on his life, and his numerous contributions to geometry and number theory.\N\NPaul de Casteljau joined Citroën in 1958 as a young mathematician, where he worked until his retirement and left a profound impact on the CAD community. In the first section, the author writes a short biography and gives a detailed account of de Casteljau's time at Citroën.\N\NIn the next two sections the author describes de Casteljau's contributions to geometry and number theory. The author makes brief descriptions and sketches some proofs, so the arguments are not easy to follow unless the reader is familiar with the notation and details of the theorems. As the author says, this account is not exhaustive but ``has been intended to whet the appetite of the interested reader.'' The author includes various sources and excerpts from letters to other researchers.\N\NBesides the well-known de Casteljau's algorithm, the author promotes lesser known contributions like his work on projective geometry, motivated by the interest of his brother Henri on the subject, or his study of quaternions as orthogonal frames of reference. In summary, this paper makes for an interesting read for those curious about the history of CAD, and the impact of mathematics on engineering and the car industry.
reviewed by: Felipe E. Ponce-Vanegas
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 68U07
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 65D17
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 51F15
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 51G05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 30C20
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 78A05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 11A05
zbMATH DE Number: 7923117
zbMATH Keywords: de Casteljau algorithm
zbMATH Keywords: blossoming and polar forms
zbMATH Keywords: quasi-interpolation
zbMATH Keywords: metric geometry
zbMATH Keywords: geometric optics
zbMATH Keywords: quaternions
zbMATH Keywords: regular polygons
zbMATH Keywords: generalised Euclidean algorithm
zbMATH Keywords: 14-point strophoid
MaRDI profile type: MaRDI publication profile
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DOI: 10.1016/J.CAGD.2024.102366
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7923117