The paper deals with the question of recognizing the mutual positions of the connected components of a non-singular real projective surface S in the real projective 3-space. We present an algorithm that answers this question through the computation of the adjacency graph of the surface; it also allows to decide whether each connected component is contractible or not. The algorithm, combined witha previous one returning as an output the topology of the surface, computes a set of data invariant up to ambient-homeomorphism which, though not sufficient to determine the pair (RP^3, S ), give information about the nature of the surface as an embedded object.
The adjacency graph of a real algebraic surface
FORTUNA, ELISABETTA;GIANNI, PATRIZIA;
2005-01-01
Abstract
The paper deals with the question of recognizing the mutual positions of the connected components of a non-singular real projective surface S in the real projective 3-space. We present an algorithm that answers this question through the computation of the adjacency graph of the surface; it also allows to decide whether each connected component is contractible or not. The algorithm, combined witha previous one returning as an output the topology of the surface, computes a set of data invariant up to ambient-homeomorphism which, though not sufficient to determine the pair (RP^3, S ), give information about the nature of the surface as an embedded object.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
