Relationships between identities for quantum Bernstein bases and formulas for hypergeometric series

Two seemingly disparate mathematical entities - quantum Bernstein bases and hypergeometric series - are revealed to be intimately related. The partition of unity property for quantum Bernstein bases is shown to be equivalent to the Chu-Vandermonde formula for hypergeometric series, and the Marsden identity for quantum Bernstein bases is shown to be equivalent to the Pfaff-Saalsch?tz formula for hypergeometric series. The equivalence of the q-versions of these formulas and identities is also demonstrated.

Quantum (q, h)-Bézier surfaces based on bivariate (q, h)-blossoming

We introduce the (q, h)-blossom of bivariate polynomials, and we define the bivariate (q, h)-Bernstein polynomials and (q, h)-Bézier surfaces on rectangular domains using the tensor product. Using the (q, h)-blossom, we construct recursive evaluation algorithms for (q, h)-Bézier surfaces and we derive a dual functional property, a Marsden identity, and a number of other properties for bivariate (q, h)-Bernstein polynomials and (q, h)-Bézier surfaces. We develop a subdivision algorithm for (q, h)-Bézier surfaces with a geometric rate of convergence. Recursive evaluation algorithms for quantum (q, h)-partial derivatives of bivariate polynomials are also derived.