Ricci Flow for Shape Analysis and Surface Registration

Ricci Flow for Shape Analysis and Surface Registration introduces the beautiful and profound Ricci flow theory in a discrete setting. By using basic tools in linear algebra and multivariate calculus, readers can deduce all the major theorems in surfaceRicci flow by themselves. The authors adapttheRicci flow theory to practical computational algorithms, apply Ricci flow for shape analysis and surface registration, and demonstrate the power of Ricci flow in many applications in medical imaging, computer graphics, computer vision and wireless sensor network. Due to minimal pre-requisites, this bookis accessible toengineersand medicalexperts, including educators, researchers, students and industry engineerswhohave an interest insolvingreal problems related to shape analysis and surface registration.