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Author Zomorodian, Afra J., 1974-

Title Topology for computing / Afra J. Zomorodian
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 243 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Cambridge monographs on applied and computational mathematics ; 16
Cambridge monographs on applied and computational mathematics ; 16.
Contents Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Spaces and Filtrations; 3 Group Theory; 4 Homology; 5 Morse Theory; 6 New Results; 7 The Persistence Algorithms; 8 Topological Simplification; 9 The Morse-Smale Complex Algorithm; 10 The Linking Number Algorithm; 11 Software; 12 Experiments; 13 Applications; Bibliography; Index
Summary This concise, self-contained introduction to topology and Morse theory from a computational point of view shows how to solve real problems that have topological aspects using computers. Applications include computer graphics, robotics, structural biology, and chemistry
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-239) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Topology.
MATHEMATICS -- Topology.
Topology
Algorithmus
Topologie
Topologie.
Computational geometry.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2004047311
ISBN 0511082207
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