Landmarks of a surface

MaRDI QIDQ2703194zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Ian R. Porteous, Mike J. Puddephat

Publication date 22 August 2002

zbMATH Keywords

flexcordslandmarksperestroikasridgessmooth deformationsmooth surfacethird-order robust featuresumbilics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Surfaces in Euclidean and related spaces (53A05) Computer-aided design (modeling of curves and surfaces) (65D17)

Review text

Landmarks of a smooth surface in \(R^3\) are features of the surface that preserve some sort of individual identity if the surface is subject to smooth deformation. They are robust features of the surface. The second-order robust features such as umbilics and parabolic line are well-known. This paper is concerned with establishing properties of third-order robust features of a deforming surface such as its ridges and flexcords or subparabolic lines, and the behaviour of those features under perestroikas, such as the birth of umbilics. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0946.00021].

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