Dictionary of distances / Elena Deza, Michel-Marie Deza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deza, Elena.

Contributor:

Deza, M., 1939-

ScienceDirect (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metric spaces.

Distances--Measurement.

Distances.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 391 pages) : illustrations (some color)

polychrome

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, the Netherlands ; Boston : Elsevier, 2006.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Preface

I. Mathematics of Distances

1. General Definitions

2. Topological Spaces

3. Generalizations of Metric Spaces

4. Metric Transforms

5. Metrics on Normed Structures

II. Geometry and Distances

6. Distances in Geometry

7. Riemannian and Hermitian Metrics

8. Distances on Surfaces and Knots

9. Distances on Convex Bodies, Cones, and Simplicial Complexes

III. Distances in Classical Mathematics

10. Distances in Algebra

11. Distances on Strings and Permutations

12. Distances on Numbers, Polynomials, and Matrices

13. Distances in Functional Analysis

14. Distances in Probability Theory

IV. Distances in Applied Mathematics

15. Distances in Graph Theory

16. Distances in Coding Theory

17. Distances and Similarities in Data Analysis

18. Distances in Mathematical Engineering

V. Computer-related Distances

19. Distances on Real and Digital Planes

20. Voronoi Diagram Distances

21. Image and Audio Distances

22. Distances in Internet and Similar Networks

VI. Distances in Natural Sciences

23. Distances in Biology

24. Distances in Physics and Chemistry

25. Distances in Geography, Geophysics, and Astronomy

26. Distances in Cosmology ad Theory of Relativity

VII. Real-world Distances

27. Length Measures and Scales

28. Non-mathematical and Figurative Meaning of Distance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-377) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam Available via World Wide Web.

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Other Format:

Print version: Deza, Elena. Dictionary of distances.

ISBN:

9780444520876

0444520872

9780080465548

0080465544

Publisher Number:

99990102489

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.