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Sub-Riemannian mean curvature flow for image processing

Analysis of PDEs 2015-04-16 v1

Abstract

In this paper we reconsider the sub-Riemannian cortical model of image completion introduced by Sarti and Citti in 2003. This model combines two mechanisms, the sub-Riemannian diffusion and the concentration, giving rise to a diffusion driven motion by curvature. In this paper we give a formal proof of the existence of viscosity solutions of the sub-Riemannian motion by curvature. Results of completion and enhancement on a number of natural images are shown and compared with other models.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1504.03710,
  title  = {Sub-Riemannian mean curvature flow for image processing},
  author = {Giovanna Citti and Benedetta Franceschiello and Gonzalo Sanguinetti and Alessandro Sarti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.03710},
  year   = {2015}
}
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