Shape Analysis and Structuring

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<P>With a lot of recent developments in the field, this much-needed book has come at just the right time.</P> <P>It covers a variety of topics related to preserving and enhancing shape information at a geometric level.</P> <P>The contributors also cover subjects that are relevant to effectively capturing the structure of a shape by identifying relevant shape components and their mutual relationships.</P> <P>Several techniques have been developed in the literature for processing different aspects of the geometry of shapes.</P> <P>Others have been brought to bear on representing and manipulating a shape at different levels of detail, as well as for describing a shape at a structural level as a concise, part-based, or iconic model.</P> <P>Such techniques are used in many different contexts, such as industrial design, biomedical applications, entertainment, environmental monitoring, or cultural heritage.</P> <P>The sheer variety of potential applications makes this volume a timely addition to the literature, as well as of immense practical use in all sorts of fields.</P>

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