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A characterization of helical polynomial curves of any degree

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We give a full characterization of helical polynomial curves of any degree and a simple way to construct them. Existing results about Hermite interpolation are revisited. A simple method to select the best quintic interpolant among all possible solutions is suggested.

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  1. Dep. de Geometria i Topologia, Universitat de València, Avd. Vicent Andrés Estellés, 1, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain

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Communicated by Rida Farouki.

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Monterde, J. A characterization of helical polynomial curves of any degree. Adv Comput Math 30, 61–78 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10444-008-9063-x

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