An Introduction to Laplacian Spectral Distances and Kernels - Theory, Computation, and Applications (Paperback)

In geometry processing and shape analysis, several applications have been addressed through the properties of the Laplacian spectral kernels and distances, such as commute time, biharmonic, diffusion, and wave distances. Within this context, this book is intended to provide a common background on the definition and computation of the Laplacian spectral kernels and distances for geometry processing and shape analysis. To this end, we define a unified representation of the isotropic and anisotropic discrete Laplacian operator on surfaces and volumes; then, we introduce the associated differential equations, i.e., the harmonic equation, the Laplacian eigenproblem, and the heat equation. Filtering the Laplacian spectrum, we introduce the Laplacian spectral distances, which generalize the commute-time, biharmonic, diffusion, and wave distances, and their discretization in terms of the Laplacian spectrum. As main applications, we discuss the design of smooth functions and the Laplacian smoothing of noisy scalar functions. All the reviewed numerical schemes are discussed and compared in terms of robustness, approximation accuracy, and computational cost, thus supporting the reader in the selection of the most appropriate with respect to shape representation, computational resources, and target application.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Synthesis Lectures on Visual Computing: Computer Graphics, Animation, Computational Photography and Imaging
Release date:	July 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Giuseppe Patane
Dimensions:	235 x 191mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	120
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-101465-9
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > General Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Artificial intelligence > Computer vision
LSN:	3-03-101465-0
Barcode:	9783031014659

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