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Discrete Complex Structure on Surfel Surfaces

Computational Geometry 2008-02-18 v1 Graphics Complex Variables

Abstract

This paper defines a theory of conformal parametrization of digital surfaces made of surfels equipped with a normal vector. The main idea is to locally project each surfel to the tangent plane, therefore deforming its aspect-ratio. It is a generalization of the theory known for polyhedral surfaces. The main difference is that the conformal ratios that appear are no longer real in general. It yields a generalization of the standard Laplacian on weighted graphs.

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@article{arxiv.0802.1617,
  title  = {Discrete Complex Structure on Surfel Surfaces},
  author = {Christian Mercat},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.1617},
  year   = {2008}
}
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