Modern Approaches to Discrete Curvature

Najman, Laurent

ISBN 10: 3319580019 / ISBN 13: 9783319580012

Editore: Springer 2017-10, 2017

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• Titolo: Modern Approaches to Discrete Curvature
• Editore: Springer 2017-10
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3319580019
• ISBN 13: 9783319580012
• Rilegatura: PF
• Condizione: New

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This book provides a valuable glimpse into discrete curvature, a rich new field of research which blends discrete mathematics, differential geometry, probability and computer graphics. It includes a vast collection of ideas and tools which will offer something new to all interested readers. Discrete geometry has arisen as much as a theoretical development as in response to unforeseen challenges coming from applications. Discrete and continuous geometries have turned out to be intimately connected. Discrete curvature is the key concept connecting them through many bridges in numerous fields: metric spaces, Riemannian and Euclidean geometries, geometric measure theory, topology, partial differential equations, calculus of variations, gradient flows, asymptotic analysis, probability, harmonic analysis, graph theory, etc. In spite of its crucial importance both in theoretical mathematics and in applications, up to now, almost no books have provided a coherent outlook on this emerging field.