Mathematical Tools for Shape Analysis and Description
Biasotti, Silvia / Spagnuolo, Michela / Giorgi, Daniela / Falcidieno, Bianca This book is a guide for researchers and practitioners to the new frontiers of 3D shape analysis and the complex mathematical tools most methods rely on. The target reader includes students, researchers and professionals with an undergraduate mathematics background, who wish to understand the mathematics behind shape analysis. The authors begin with a quick review of basic concepts in geometry, topology, differential geometry, and proceed to a...