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Modern Approaches to Discrete Curvature
Lecture Notes in Mathematics 2184
ISBN/EAN: 9783319580012
Umbreit-Nr.: 2192067
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: xxvi, 353 S., 45 s/w Illustr., 35 farbige Illustr.
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Einband:
kartoniertes Buch
Erschienen am 05.10.2017
Auflage: 1/2017
- Zusatztext
- This book provides a valuable glimpse into discrete curvature, a rich new field of research which blends discrete mathematics, differential geometry, probability and computer graphics. It includes a vertiginous collection of ideas and tools which will offer something new to all interested readers. Discrete curvature arose as much as a theoretical development as in response to unforeseen challenges coming from applications. Discrete and continuous geometries have turned out to be intimately connected - the bridges between the two are manifold and involve numerous fields: metric spaces, Riemannian and Euclidean geometries, geometric measure theory, topology, partial differential equations, calculus of variations, gradient flows, asymptotic analysis, probability, harmonic analysis, graph theory, etc. In spite of its crucial importance both in theoretical mathematics and in applications, up to now, almost no books have provided a coherent outlook on this emerging field. The text aims to be a meeting point not only for mathematicians and computer scientists, but also between various fields of mathematics that are usually separated. It will be profitable both for graduate students and experts wishing to broaden their knowledge.
- Kurztext
- This book provides a valuable glimpse into discrete curvature, a rich new field of research which blends discrete mathematics, differential geometry, probability and computer graphics. It includes a vast collection of ideas and tools which will offer something new to all interested readers. Discrete geometry has arisen as much as a theoretical development as in response to unforeseen challenges coming from applications. Discrete and continuous geometries have turned out to be intimately connected. Discrete curvature is the key concept connecting them through many bridges in numerous fields: metric spaces, Riemannian and Euclidean geometries, geometric measure theory, topology, partial differential equations, calculus of variations, gradient flows, asymptotic analysis, probability, harmonic analysis, graph theory, etc. In spite of its crucial importance both in theoretical mathematics and in applications, up to now, almost no books have provided a coherent outlook on this emerging field.