It was proven in [A-G-R]
that if V ⊂Rn is a surface and α a total ordering in its coordinate polynomial ring,
α can be described by a half branch (i.e., there exists γ(0,𝜖) → V , analytic, such that
for every f ∈ R[V ]sgnαf =sgnf(γ(t)) for t small enough). Here we prove (in any
dimension) that the orderings with maximum rank valuation can be described in this
way. Furthermore, if the ordering is centered at a regular point we show that the
curve can be extended C∞ to t = 0.