The direct variational grid generation method extended to curves (Q809571)

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The direct variational grid generation method extended to curves
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    The direct variational grid generation method extended to curves (English)
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    The paper deals with an extension of the direct variational method to curves in \(R^ 3\). A new weighted-chord functional is introduced and it is positive definite at a global minimum but not everywhere convex. It is not extendable to surface grid generation using the same approach.
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    direct variational method
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    surface grid generation
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