Bernstein-Bézier polynomials on spheres and sphere-like surfaces

Computer Aided Geometric Design

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 333-349

  Alfeld, Peter ^a   Neamtu, Marian ^b   Schumaker, Larry L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; GRAPH THEORY; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; SURFACES;

BARYCENTRIC COORDINATES; BERNSTEIN-BEZIER POLYNOMIALS; PARAMETRIC SURFACES; SPHERE LIKE SURFACES;

POLYNOMIALS;

EID: 0030164864     PISSN: 01678396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8396(95)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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