Nonlinear Computational Geometry

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Emiris, Ioannis Z. (Editor), Sottile, Frank (Editor), Theobald, Thorsten (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Edition: 1.
• Series: The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, 151
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Algebraic geometry.; Algebra.; Computer mathematics.; Geometry.; Algebraic Geometry.; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.; General Algebraic Systems.

An original motivation for algebraic geometry was to understand curves and surfaces in three dimensions. Recent theoretical and technological advances in areas such as robotics, computer vision, computer-aided geometric design and molecular biology, together with the increased availability of comput...