Discrete Geometry

Author : Jiri Matousek
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461300398
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lectures on Discrete Geometry written by Jiri Matousek and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main topics in this introductory text to discrete geometry include basics on convex sets, convex polytopes and hyperplane arrangements, combinatorial complexity of geometric configurations, intersection patterns and transversals of convex sets, geometric Ramsey-type results, and embeddings of finite metric spaces into normed spaces. In each area, the text explains several key results and methods.

Author : Satyan L. Devadoss
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400838983
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Discrete and Computational Geometry written by Satyan L. Devadoss and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential introduction to discrete and computational geometry Discrete geometry is a relatively new development in pure mathematics, while computational geometry is an emerging area in applications-driven computer science. Their intermingling has yielded exciting advances in recent years, yet what has been lacking until now is an undergraduate textbook that bridges the gap between the two. Discrete and Computational Geometry offers a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to this cutting-edge frontier of mathematics and computer science. This book covers traditional topics such as convex hulls, triangulations, and Voronoi diagrams, as well as more recent subjects like pseudotriangulations, curve reconstruction, and locked chains. It also touches on more advanced material, including Dehn invariants, associahedra, quasigeodesics, Morse theory, and the recent resolution of the Poincaré conjecture. Connections to real-world applications are made throughout, and algorithms are presented independently of any programming language. This richly illustrated textbook also features numerous exercises and unsolved problems. The essential introduction to discrete and computational geometry Covers traditional topics as well as new and advanced material Features numerous full-color illustrations, exercises, and unsolved problems Suitable for sophomores in mathematics, computer science, engineering, or physics Rigorous but accessible An online solutions manual is available (for teachers only).

Author : Károly Bezdek
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441906002
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classical Topics in Discrete Geometry written by Károly Bezdek and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-06-23 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geometry is a classical core part of mathematics which, with its birth, marked the beginning of the mathematical sciences. Thus, not surprisingly, geometry has played a key role in many important developments of mathematics in the past, as well as in present times. While focusing on modern mathematics, one has to emphasize the increasing role of discrete mathematics, or equivalently, the broad movement to establish discrete analogues of major components of mathematics. In this way, the works of a number of outstanding mathema- cians including H. S. M. Coxeter (Canada), C. A. Rogers (United Kingdom), and L. Fejes-T oth (Hungary) led to the new and fast developing eld called discrete geometry. One can brie y describe this branch of geometry as the study of discrete arrangements of geometric objects in Euclidean, as well as in non-Euclidean spaces. This, as a classical core part, also includes the theory of polytopes and tilings in addition to the theory of packing and covering. D- crete geometry is driven by problems often featuring a very clear visual and applied character. The solutions use a variety of methods of modern mat- matics, including convex and combinatorial geometry, coding theory, calculus of variations, di erential geometry, group theory, and topology, as well as geometric analysis and number theory.

Author : Ji?í Matoušek
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9780387953748
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lectures on Discrete Geometry written by Ji?í Matoušek and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-05-02 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main topics in this introductory text to discrete geometry include basics on convex sets, convex polytopes and hyperplane arrangements, combinatorial complexity of geometric configurations, intersection patterns and transversals of convex sets, geometric Ramsey-type results, and embeddings of finite metric spaces into normed spaces. In each area, the text explains several key results and methods.

Author : Peter Brass
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387238158
Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Problems in Discrete Geometry written by Peter Brass and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-06-19 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the result of a 25-year-old project and comprises a collection of more than 500 attractive open problems in the field. The largely self-contained chapters provide a broad overview of discrete geometry, along with historical details and the most important partial results related to these problems. This book is intended as a source book for both professional mathematicians and graduate students who love beautiful mathematical questions, are willing to spend sleepless nights thinking about them, and who would like to get involved in mathematical research.

Author : Karoly Bezdek
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000000338
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volumetric Discrete Geometry written by Karoly Bezdek and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume of geometric objects plays an important role in applied and theoretical mathematics. This is particularly true in the relatively new branch of discrete geometry, where volume is often used to find new topics for research. Volumetric Discrete Geometry demonstrates the recent aspects of volume, introduces problems related to it, and presents methods to apply it to other geometric problems. Part I of the text consists of survey chapters of selected topics on volume and is suitable for advanced undergraduate students. Part II has chapters of selected proofs of theorems stated in Part I and is oriented for graduate level students wishing to learn about the latest research on the topic. Chapters can be studied independently from each other. Provides a list of 30 open problems to promote research Features more than 60 research exercises Ideally suited for researchers and students of combinatorics, geometry and discrete mathematics

Author : Peter M. Gruber
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540711333
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Convex and Discrete Geometry written by Peter M. Gruber and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-17 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Convex and Discrete Geometry is an area of mathematics situated between analysis, geometry and discrete mathematics with numerous relations to other subdisciplines. This book provides a comprehensive overview of major results, methods and ideas of convex and discrete geometry and its applications. Besides being a graduate-level introduction to the field, it is a practical source of information and orientation for convex geometers, and useful to people working in the applied fields.

Author : Alexander I. Bobenko
Publisher : American Mathematical Society
ISBN 13 : 1470474565
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Discrete Differential Geometry written by Alexander I. Bobenko and published by American Mathematical Society. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An emerging field of discrete differential geometry aims at the development of discrete equivalents of notions and methods of classical differential geometry. The latter appears as a limit of a refinement of the discretization. Current interest in discrete differential geometry derives not only from its importance in pure mathematics but also from its applications in computer graphics, theoretical physics, architecture, and numerics. Rather unexpectedly, the very basic structures of discrete differential geometry turn out to be related to the theory of integrable systems. One of the main goals of this book is to reveal this integrable structure of discrete differential geometry. For a given smooth geometry one can suggest many different discretizations. Which one is the best? This book answers this question by providing fundamental discretization principles and applying them to numerous concrete problems. It turns out that intelligent theoretical discretizations are distinguished also by their good performance in applications. The intended audience of this book is threefold. It is a textbook on discrete differential geometry and integrable systems suitable for a one semester graduate course. On the other hand, it is addressed to specialists in geometry and mathematical physics. It reflects the recent progress in discrete differential geometry and contains many original results. The third group of readers at which this book is targeted is formed by specialists in geometry processing, computer graphics, architectural design, numerical simulations, and animation. They may find here answers to the question “How do we discretize differential geometry?” arising in their specific field. Prerequisites for reading this book include standard undergraduate background (calculus and linear algebra). No knowledge of differential geometry is expected, although some familiarity with curves and surfaces can be helpful.

Author : David Eppstein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108423914
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forbidden Configurations in Discrete Geometry written by David Eppstein and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-17 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unifies discrete and computational geometry by using forbidden patterns of points to characterize many of its problems.

Author : Alan F. Beardon
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461211468
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Geometry of Discrete Groups written by Alan F. Beardon and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is intended to serve as an introduction to the geometry of the action of discrete groups of Mobius transformations. The subject matter has now been studied with changing points of emphasis for over a hundred years, the most recent developments being connected with the theory of 3-manifolds: see, for example, the papers of Poincare [77] and Thurston [101]. About 1940, the now well-known (but virtually unobtainable) Fenchel-Nielsen manuscript appeared. Sadly, the manuscript never appeared in print, and this more modest text attempts to display at least some of the beautiful geo metrical ideas to be found in that manuscript, as well as some more recent material. The text has been written with the conviction that geometrical explana tions are essential for a full understanding of the material and that however simple a matrix proof might seem, a geometric proof is almost certainly more profitable. Further, wherever possible, results should be stated in a form that is invariant under conjugation, thus making the intrinsic nature of the result more apparent. Despite the fact that the subject matter is concerned with groups of isometries of hyperbolic geometry, many publications rely on Euclidean estimates and geometry. However, the recent developments have again emphasized the need for hyperbolic geometry, and I have included a comprehensive chapter on analytical (not axiomatic) hyperbolic geometry. It is hoped that this chapter will serve as a "dictionary" offormulae in plane hyperbolic geometry and as such will be of interest and use in its own right.