Recent researches on multivariate spline and piecewise algebraic variety

The multivariate splines as piecewise polynomials have become useful tools for dealing with Computational Geometry, Computer Graphics, Computer Aided Geometrical Design and Image Processing. It is well known that the classical algebraic variety in algebraic geometry is to study geometrical properties of the common intersection of surfaces represented by multivariate polynomials. Recently the surfaces are mainly represented by multivariate piecewise polynomials (i.e. multivariate splines), so the piecewise algebraic variety defined as the common intersection of surfaces represented by multivariate splines is a new topic in algebraic geometry. Moreover, the piecewise algebraic variety will be also important in computational geometry, computer graphics, computer aided geometrical design and image processing. The purpose of this paper is to introduce some recent researches on multivariate spline, piecewise algebraic variety (curve), and their applications.