Shape and shape theory /
Shape and Shape Theory D.G. Kendall Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK D. Barden Girton College, University of Cambridge, UK T.K. Carne King's College, University of Cambridge, UK H. Le University of Nottingham, UK The statistical theory of shape is a relatively new topic and is gen...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | Wiley series in probability and statistics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Shape and Shape Theory D.G. Kendall Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK D. Barden Girton College, University of Cambridge, UK T.K. Carne King's College, University of Cambridge, UK H. Le University of Nottingham, UK The statistical theory of shape is a relatively new topic and is generating a great deal of interest and comment by statisticians, engineers and computer scientists. Mathematically, 'shape' is the geometrical information required to describe an object when location, scale and rotational effects are removed. The theory was pioneered by Professor David Kendall to solve p. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 306 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-297) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470317006 0470317000 9780470317846 0470317841 |