Exact arrangements on tori and Dupin cyclides

An algorithm and implementation is presented to compute the exact arrangement induced by arbitrary algebraic surfaces on a parametrized ring Dupin cyclide. The family of Dupin cyclides contains as a special case the torus. The intersection of an algebraic surface of degree n with a reference cyclide is represented as a real algebraic curve of bi-degree (2n, 2n) in the two-dimensional parameter space of the cyclide. We use Eigenwillig and Kerber: "Exact and Efficient 2D-Arrangements of Arbitrary Algebraic Curves", SODA 2008, to compute a planar arrangement of such curves and extend their approach to obtain more asymptotic information about curves approaching the boundary of the cyclide's parameter space. With that, we can base our implementation on the general software framework by Berberich et. al.: "Sweeping and Maintaining Two-Dimensional Arrangements on Surfaces: A First Step", ESA 2007. Our contribution provides the demanded techniques to model the special...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: SMA
• Authors: Eric Berberich, Michael Kerber
• Keywords: Algebraic Curves, Arbitrary Algebraic Curves, Parameter Space, SMA 2008, Solid Modeling