Conformal polynomial parameterizations

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.