Loera, Jesús A.
Triangulations Structures for Algorithms and Applications / [electronic resource] : by Jesús A. Loera, Jörg Rambau, Francisco Santos. - X, 539p. 496 illus., 281 illus. in color. online resource. - Algorithms and Computation in Mathematics, 25 1431-1550 ; . - Algorithms and Computation in Mathematics, 25 .
Triangulations in Mathematics -- Configurations, Triangulations, Subdivisions, and Flips -- Life in Two Dimensions -- A Tool Box -- Regular Triangulations and Secondary Polytopes -- Some Interesting Configurations -- Some Interesting Triangulations -- Algorithmic Issues -- Further Topics.
Triangulations appear everywhere, from volume computations and meshing to algebra and topology. This book studies the subdivisions and triangulations of polyhedral regions and point sets and presents the first comprehensive treatment of the theory of secondary polytopes and related topics. A central theme of the book is the use of the rich structure of the space of triangulations to solve computational problems (e.g., counting the number of triangulations or finding optimal triangulations with respect to various criteria), and to establish connections to applications in algebra, computer science, combinatorics, and optimization. With many examples and exercises, and with nearly five hundred illustrations, the book gently guides readers through the properties of the spaces of triangulations of "structured" (e.g., cubes, cyclic polytopes, lattice polytopes) and "pathological" (e.g., disconnected spaces of triangulations) situations using only elementary principles.
9783642129711
10.1007/978-3-642-12971-1 doi
Mathematics.
Computer science.
Computer science--Mathematics.
Algorithms.
Combinatorics.
Discrete groups.
Mathematics.
Convex and Discrete Geometry.
Mathematics of Computing.
Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.
Combinatorics.
Algorithms.
QA639.5-640.7 QA640.7-640.77
516.1
Triangulations Structures for Algorithms and Applications / [electronic resource] : by Jesús A. Loera, Jörg Rambau, Francisco Santos. - X, 539p. 496 illus., 281 illus. in color. online resource. - Algorithms and Computation in Mathematics, 25 1431-1550 ; . - Algorithms and Computation in Mathematics, 25 .
Triangulations in Mathematics -- Configurations, Triangulations, Subdivisions, and Flips -- Life in Two Dimensions -- A Tool Box -- Regular Triangulations and Secondary Polytopes -- Some Interesting Configurations -- Some Interesting Triangulations -- Algorithmic Issues -- Further Topics.
Triangulations appear everywhere, from volume computations and meshing to algebra and topology. This book studies the subdivisions and triangulations of polyhedral regions and point sets and presents the first comprehensive treatment of the theory of secondary polytopes and related topics. A central theme of the book is the use of the rich structure of the space of triangulations to solve computational problems (e.g., counting the number of triangulations or finding optimal triangulations with respect to various criteria), and to establish connections to applications in algebra, computer science, combinatorics, and optimization. With many examples and exercises, and with nearly five hundred illustrations, the book gently guides readers through the properties of the spaces of triangulations of "structured" (e.g., cubes, cyclic polytopes, lattice polytopes) and "pathological" (e.g., disconnected spaces of triangulations) situations using only elementary principles.
9783642129711
10.1007/978-3-642-12971-1 doi
Mathematics.
Computer science.
Computer science--Mathematics.
Algorithms.
Combinatorics.
Discrete groups.
Mathematics.
Convex and Discrete Geometry.
Mathematics of Computing.
Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.
Combinatorics.
Algorithms.
QA639.5-640.7 QA640.7-640.77
516.1