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Second order spiral splines are $C^2$ unit-speed planar curves that can be used to interpolate a list $Y$ of $n+1$ points in $\R ^2$ at times specified in some list $T$, where $n\geq 2$. Asymptotic methods are used to develop a fast…
Numerical integration methods are central to the study of self-gravitating systems, particularly those comprised of many bodies or otherwise beyond the reach of analytical methods. Predictor-corrector schemes, both multi-step methods and…
In the field of aesthetic design, log-aesthetic curves have a significant role to meet the high industrial requirements. In this paper, we propose a new interactive $G^1$ Hermite interpolation method based on the algorithm of Yoshida et al.…
Blending schemes based on circles provide smooth `fair' interpolations between series of points. Here we demonstrate a simple, robust set of algorithms for performing circle blends for a range of cases. An arbitrary level of G-continuity…
The Numerical Recipes series of books are a useful resource, but all the algorithms they contain cannot be used within open-source projects. In this paper we develop drop-in alternatives to the two algorithms they present for cubic spline…
The main contribution of this paper is twofold: On the one hand, a general framework for performing Hermite interpolation on Riemannian manifolds is presented. The method is applicable, if algorithms for the associated Riemannian…
We introduce a family of piecewise-exponential functions that have the Hermite interpolation property. Our design is motivated by the search for an effective scheme for the joint interpolation of points and associated tangents on a curve…
In this paper we establish a framework for planar geometric interpolation with exact area preservation using cubic B\'ezier polynomials. We show there exists a family of such curves which are $5^{th}$ order accurate, one order higher than…
A systematic construction of higher order splines using two hierarchies of polynomials is presented. Explicit instructions on how to implement one of these hierarchies are given. The results are limited to interpolations on regular,…
Cubic spline interpolation on Euclidean space is a standard topic in numerical analysis, with countless applications in science and technology. In several emerging fields, for example computer vision and quantum control, there is a growing…
We describe and analyze an interior-point method to decide feasibility problems of second-order conic systems. A main feature of our algorithm is that arithmetic operations are performed with finite precision. Bounds for both the number of…
In this paper we discuss the variety of planar spiral segments and their applications in objects in both the real and artificial world. The discussed curves with monotonic curvature function are well-known in geometric modelling and…
Hermite spectral method plays an important role in the numerical simulation of various partial differential equations (PDEs) on unbounded domains. In this work, we study the superconvergence properties of Hermite spectral interpolation,…
Bicubic four-sided patches are widely used in computer graphics, CAD/CAM systems etc. Their flexibility is high and enables to compress a surface description before final rendering. However, computer graphics hardware supports only…
Finding the intersection of two conics is a commonly occurring problem. For example, it occurs when identifying patterns of craters on the lunar surface, detecting the orientation of a face from a single image, or estimating the attitude of…
Rapid satellite-to-site visibility determination is of great significance to coverage analysis of satellite constellations as well as onboard mission planning of autonomous spacecraft. This paper presents a novel self-adaptive Hermite…
This paper is devoted to the construction of polynomial 2-surfaces which possess a polynomial area element. In particular we study these surfaces in the Euclidean space $\mathbb R^3$ (where they are equivalent to the PN surfaces) and in the…
The problem of interpolation at $(n+1)^2$ points on the unit sphere $\mathbb{S}^2$ by spherical polynomials of degree at most $n$ is proved to have a unique solution for several sets of points. The points are located on a number of circles…
Aims. We use Hermite splines to interpolate pressure and its derivatives simultaneously, thereby preserving mathematical relations between the derivatives. The method therefore guarantees that thermodynamic identities are obeyed even…
A new modification of the Hermite cubic rectangular patch is proposed: the S-Patch, which is based on the requirement that diagonal curves must be of degree 3 instead of degree 6 as it is in the case of the Hermite patch. Theoretical…