Geometric Modelling
Subtitle: Dagstuhl 2002
Contributors: S. Hahmann (Editor); G. Brunnett (Editor); Gerald Farin (Editor); R. Goldman (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: July 20, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9783211208182
Subjects: Geometry; Computer Science; CAD-CAM - General; Computers; Computers - General Information; Computer Books: General; General; Applied; Computer Graphics - General; Programming - Algorithms; CAD; CAM; Computers / Computer Science; Computers : Programming - Algorithms; Mathematics : Applied; computer graphics; scientific visualization; simulation; virtual reality
First sentence: On the one hand, quadric surfaces, such as spheres, cylinders, cones as well as ellipsoids, paraboloids and hyperboloids, are very popular in applications such as mechanical engineering and architecture due to their appealing and practical shapes as well as their simple implicit and parametric representations.