The mathematics of surfaces IX : proceedings of the Ninth IMA Conference on the Mathematics of Surfaces / Roberto Cipolla and Ralph Martin (eds.).

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Cipolla, Roberto.

Martin, R. R. (Ralph R.)

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Conference Name:

IMA Conference on the Mathematics of Surfaces (9th : 2000 : University of Cambridge)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surfaces--Congresses.

Surfaces.

Geometry--Congresses.

Geometry.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xi, 500 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Springer, 2000.

Summary:

This book contains the Proceedings of the Ninth Mathematics of Surfaces Conference organised by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, and held in Cambridge, UK, on 4th - 6th September 2000. The papers describe the mathematical construction, representation, approximation, recognition, and manipulation of surfaces, with an emphasis on computational methods. Highlights include invited papers from M. Floater (SNTEF, Norway), O. Faugeras (INRIA, France), P. Giblin (Liverpool University, UK), M.-S. Kim (Seoul National University, Korea), J. Koenderink (University of Utrecht, Netherlands), N. Patrikalakis (MIT, USA), H. Pottmann (Technical University of Vienna, Austria) and R. Schaback (University of Gvttingen, Germany).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

1852333588

OCLC:

44627319