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Conformal polynomial parameterizations

Differential Geometry 2012-05-28 v1

Abstract

The current paper discusses some new results about conformal polynomic surface parameterizations. A new theorem is proved: Given a conformal polynomic surface parameterization of any degree it must be harmonic on each component. As a first geometrical application, every surface that admits a conformal polynomic parameterization must be a minimal surface. This is not the case for rational conformal polynomic parameterizations, where the conformal condition does not imply that components must be harmonic. Finally, a new general theorem is established for conformal polynomic parameterizations of m-dimensional hypersurfaces, m > 2, in R^n, with n>m: The only conformal polynomic parameterizations of a m-dimensional hypersurfaces, in R^n, with m > 2 and n>=m, must be formed by lineal polynomials, i.e. the parameter must be a rotation, scale transformation, reflection or translation of the usual cartesian framework.

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@article{arxiv.1205.5706,
  title  = {Conformal polynomial parameterizations},
  author = {David Pérez Fernández},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.5706},
  year   = {2012}
}
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