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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Other Authors: Kendall, D. G. (David George), 1918-2007
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Wiley, 1999.
Series:Wiley series in probability and statistics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Shape and Shape Theory; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Shapes and Shape Spaces; Chapter 2 The Global Structure of Shape Spaces; Chapter 3 Computing the Homology of Cell Complexes; Chapter 4 A Chain Complex for Shape Spaces; Chapter 5 The Homology Groups of Shape Spaces; Chapter 6 Geodesics in Shape Spaces; Chapter 7 The Riemannian Structure of Shape Spaces; Chapter 8 Induced Shape-Measures; Chapter 9 Mean Shapes and The Shape of the Means; Chapter 10 Visualising The Higher Dimensional Shape Spaces; Chapter 11 General Shape Spaces; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.