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Iterative constructions of central conic arcs using non-stationary IFS

2012

Several methods of subdivision exist to build parabola arcs or circle arcs in the usual Euclidean affine plane. Using a compass and a ruler, it is possible to construct, from three weighted points, circles arcs in the affine space without projective considerations. This construction is based on rational quadratic Bézier curve properties. However, when the conic is an ellipse or a hyperbola, the weight computation is relatively hard. As the equation of a conic is $\qaff(x,y)=1$, where $\qaff$ is a quadratic form, one can use the pseudo-metric associed to $\qaff$ in the affine plane and then, the conic geometry is also handled as an Euclidean circle. At each step of the iterative algorithm, t…