Transversal intersection of two parametric surfaces

ID: transversal-intersection-of-two-parametric-surfaces

At regular transverse intersections, the displayed map has a rank-three Jacobian matrix. Its one-dimensional kernel is the parameter tangent, while the physical tangent is parallel to the cross product of the surface normals. A continuation method predicts along that tangent and corrects together with a transverse section equation using Newton method. Patch bounds and component isolation supply seeds; one seed alone cannot discover every disconnected curve or closed loop. Tangency or coincident surfaces violate the regular-curve assumptions and require separate analysis.

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