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This article investigates the application of computer vision and graph-based models in solving mesh-based partial differential equations within high-performance computing environments. Focusing on structured, graded structured, and…

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We present a new approach for computing planar hexagonal meshes that approximate a given surface, represented as a triangle mesh. Our method is based on two novel technical contributions. First, we introduce Coordinate Power Fields, which…

Graphics · Computer Science 2021-05-07 Kacper Pluta , Michal Edelstein , Amir Vaxman , Mirela Ben-Chen

A topological shape analysis is proposed and utilized to learn concepts that reflect shape commonalities. Our approach is two-fold: i) a spatial topology analysis of point cloud segment constellations within objects. Therein constellations…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-11-22 Christian A. Mueller , Andreas Birk

This paper presents a novel algorithmic framework for the computational design, simulation, and fabrication of a hexagonal grid-based double-curvature structure with planar hexagonal panels. The journey begins with constructing a robust…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2025-07-23 Mehdi Gorjian , Gregory A. Luhan , Stephen M. Caffey

A general two dimensional fractional supersymmetric conformal field theory is investigated. The structure of the symmetries of the theory is studied. Then, applying the generators of the closed subalgebra generated by $(L_{-1}, L_{0},…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 Fardin Kheirandish , Mohammad Khorrami

All hypersurface homogeneous locally rotationally symmetric spacetimes which admit conformal symmetries are determined and the symmetry vectors are given explicitly. It is shown that these spacetimes must be considered in two sets. One set…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 Pantelis S. Apostolopoulos , Michael Tsamparlis

In this paper, we compute the cohomology of the Heisenberg-Virasoro conformal algebra with coefficients in its modules, and in particular with trivial coefficients both for the basic and reduced complexes.

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2016-10-23 Lamei Yuan , Henan Wu

A continuum description of unstructured meshes in two dimensions, both for planar and curved surface domains, is proposed. The meshes described are those which, in the limit of an increasingly finer mesh (smaller cells), and away from…

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Many tasks in geometry processing are modeled as variational problems solved numerically using the finite element method. For solid shapes, this requires a volumetric discretization, such as a boundary conforming tetrahedral mesh.…

Graphics · Computer Science 2018-07-04 Silvia Sellán , Herng Yi Cheng , Yuming Ma , Mitchell Dembowski , Alec Jacobson

The article provides a pedagogical review aimed at graduate students in materials science, physics, and applied mathematics, focusing on recent developments in the subject. Following a brief summary of concepts from complex analysis, the…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-06-24 Martin Z. Bazant , Darren Crowdy

In the present note we describe geometrically the homology classes in the total space of a surface bundle over a surface in terms of the holonomy map. We treat the cases where the base surface is closed or has one boundary component. We…

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We present an algorithm for the computation of the topological type of a real compact Riemann surface associated to an algebraic curve, i.e., its genus and the properties of the set of fixed points of the anti-holomorphic involution $\tau$,…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2012-04-24 C. Kalla , C. Klein

Point cloud is the most fundamental representation of 3D geometric objects. Analyzing and processing point cloud surfaces is important in computer graphics and computer vision. However, most of the existing algorithms for surface analysis…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2020-02-10 Gary Pui-Tung Choi , Kin Tat Ho , Lok Ming Lui

Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain of $\mathbb{R}^3$ whose closure $\overline{\Omega}$ is polyhedral, and let $\mathcal{T}$ be a triangulation of $\overline{\Omega}$. Assuming that the boundary of $\Omega$ is sufficiently regular, we provide…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2014-09-22 Ana Alonso Rodrìguez , Enrico Bertolazzi , Riccardo Ghiloni , Ruben Specogna

Defined mathematically as critical points of surface area subject to a volume constraint, constant mean curvatures (CMC) surfaces are idealizations of interfaces occurring between two immiscible fluids. Their behavior elucidates phenomena…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-08-07 Nicholas D. Brubaker

This paper proposes a method for computing the visible occluding contours of subdivision surfaces. The paper first introduces new theory for contour visibility of smooth surfaces. Necessary and sufficient conditions are introduced for when…

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In computer vision and medical imaging, the problem of matching structures finds numerous applications from automatic annotation to data reconstruction. The data however, while corresponding to the same anatomy, are often very different in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-03-24 Pierre-Louis Antonsanti , Joan Glaunès , Thomas Benseghir , Vincent Jugnon , Irène Kaltenmark

Polyhedral surfaces are fundamental objects in architectural geometry and industrial design. Whereas closeness of a given mesh to a smooth reference surface and its suitability for numerical simulations were already studied extensively, the…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2017-03-17 Felix Günther , Caigui Jiang , Helmut Pottmann

We describe a method for discretizing planar C2-regular domains immersed in non-conforming triangulations. The method consists in constructing mappings from triangles in a background mesh to curvilinear ones that conform exactly to the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-01-25 Ramsharan Rangarajan , Adrian J. Lew