Overview
This book is entirely about triangulations. With emphasis on computational issues, we present the basic theory necessary to construct and manipulate triangulations. In particular, we make a tour through the theory behind the Delaunay triangulation, including algorithms and software issues. We also discuss various data structures used for the representation of triangulations. Throughout the book we relate the theory to selected applications, in part- ular surface construction, meshing and visualization. The ?eld of triangulation is part of the huge area of computational ge- etry, and over many years numerous books and articles have been written on the subject. Important results on triangulations have appeared in theore- cal books and articles, mostly within the realm of computational geometry. However, many important results on triangulations have also been presented in publications within other research areas, where they have played and play an important role in solving speci?c scienti?c and applied problems. We will touch upon some of these areas in this book. Triangulations, almost everywhere. The early development of triangulation comes from surveying and the art of constructing maps – cartography. S- veyors and cartographers used triangles as the basic geometric feature for calculating distances between points on the Earth’s surface and a position’s elevation above sea level.
Full Product Details
Author: Øyvind Hjelle ,
Morten Dæhlen
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.385kg
ISBN: 9783642069888
ISBN 10: 3642069886
Pages: 229
Publication Date: 30 November 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
From the reviews: The overall flavor of the book reflects the use of triangulations for the description of planar objects and as the domain for bivariate functions. ... The book is meant as a text for a graduate class on triangulations. (Gerald Farin, SIAM Review, Vol. 49 (2), 2007)
From the reviews: The overall flavor of the book reflects the use of triangulations for the description of planar objects and as the domain for bivariate functions. ! The book is meant as a text for a graduate class on triangulations. (Gerald Farin, SIAM Review, Vol. 49 (2), 2007)
