Computer Graphics and Mathematics

This book gives a selection of contributions to a workshop held near Genova, Italy, in October 1991, where a group of mathematicians and computer scientists gathered to explore ways of extending the cooperation between mathematics and computer graphics.

Inhalt
1 Integer Approximation to the Intersection of Three Planes with Planar Constraints.- 2 Approximate C1-blending with Triangular Cubic Patches.- 3 A Geometric Approach to Bézier Curves.- 4 Representing and Modeling of Cyclide Patches using NURBS.- 5 Local Parametrization of Space Curves at Singular Points.- 6 Shape of Curves and Surfaces: the Combinatorics.- 7 Two Surfaces Suffice.- 8 Does a Trigonometric Curve Cross an Algebraic Surface?.- 9 Incidence Relationships: Kernel Concept in Combinatorical Topology.- 10 A Taxonomy on Geometric and Topological Models.- 11 Multilevel Generation of Fractal Images Using the Associated Markov Process.- 12 Statistical Color Quantization for Minimum Distortion.- 13 Minimizing the Absolute Value Energy Function: An Application to Geometrical Constraint-Solving.- 14 Geometric Constraint Propagation with Quantum Labels.- 15 Computer Vision, Descriptive Geometry, and Classical Mechanics.- 16 Discrete Surface Models: Constraint-based Generation and Understanding.- 17 Visualization of Depth Maps.- 18 An Analysis of Digitalization Algorithms for Non-linear Curves.- 19 Visualizing Hyperbolic Space.- List of Contributors.