%0 Journal Article %A Sendra Pons, Juan Rafael %A Sevilla, David %T First steps towards radical parametrization of algebraic surfaces %D 2013 %@ 0167-8396 %U http://hdl.handle.net/10017/20447 %X We introduce the notion of radical parametrization of a surface, and we provide algorithms to compute such type of parametrizations for families of surfaces, like: Fermat surfaces, surfaces with a high multiplicity (at least the degree minus 4) singularity, all irreducible surfaces of degree at most 5, all irreducible singular surfaces of degree 6, and surfaces containing a pencil of low-genus curves. In addition, we prove that radical parametrizations are preserved under certain type of geometric constructions that include offset and conchoids. %K Algebraic surface %K Radical parametrization %K Ciencia %K Matemáticas %K Science %K Mathematics %~ Biblioteca Universidad de Alcala