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Approximation of the Willmore energy by a discrete geometry model

Analysis of PDEs 2021-06-14 v2 Differential Geometry

Abstract

We prove that a certain discrete energy for triangulated surfaces, defined in the spirit of discrete differential geometry, converges to the Willmore energy in the sense of Γ\Gamma-convergence. Variants of this discrete energy have been discussed before in the computer graphics literature.

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@article{arxiv.2007.10742,
  title  = {Approximation of the Willmore energy by a discrete geometry model},
  author = {Peter Gladbach and Heiner Olbermann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.10742},
  year   = {2021}
}

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29 pages, 9 figures. v2: Minor revisions, references added