New theorem proves convergence of various discrete conformal structures to conformal maps.
problem Proving convergence of discrete conformal structures to conformal maps.
method General theorem using piecewise linear discrete conformal mappings and Riemannian barycentric coordinates.
result Discrete conformal mappings converge to conformal maps under certain conditions.
The paper proves convergence of discrete maps to Riemann mappings for polyhedral surfaces.
problem Discrete conformal geometry of polyhedral surfaces.
method Establishing rigidity for hexagonal triangulations and estimating quasiconformal constants.
result Discrete conformal maps converge to Riemann mappings for Jordan domains.
Discrete conformal maps on surfaces with vertex decorations are studied.
problem Discrete conformal equivalence for decorated piecewise Euclidean surfaces.
method Intimate relationship between decorated PE-surfaces, canonical tessellations of hyperbolic surfaces, and convex hyperbolic polyhedra; concave variational principle.
result Proof of discrete uniformization theorem for decorated PE-surfaces.
We establish a connection between recent developments in the study of vortices in the abelian Higgs models, and in the theory of structure-preserving discrete conformal maps. We explain how both are related via conformal mapping problems involving prescribed linear combinations of the curvature and volume form, and sho…
We establish a connection between two previously unrelated topics: a particular discrete version of conformal geometry for triangulated surfaces, and the geometry of ideal polyhedra in hyperbolic three-space. Two triangulated surfaces are considered discretely conformally equivalent if the edge lengths are related by s…
Discrete version of Liouville's theorem for simplicial complexes.
problem Finding equivalent simplicial complexes under discrete conformal equivalence.
method Proving an analogous statement for simplicial complexes, considering combinatorial equivalence and scale factors associated with vertices.
result All discretely conformally equivalent simplicial complexes are combinatorially equivalent.
Finding appropriate notions of discrete holomorphic maps and, more generally, conformal immersions of discrete Riemann surfaces into 3-space is an important problem of discrete differential geometry and computer visualization. We propose an approach to discrete conformality that is based on the concept of holomorphic l…
Extremal length is a conformal invariant that transfers naturally to the discrete setting, giving square tilings as a natural combinatorial analog of conformal mappings. Recent work by S. Hersonsky has explored generalizing these ideas to three-dimensional cube tilings. The connections between discrete extremal length …
Discrete approximation solves Björling's minimal surface problem.
problem Constructing minimal surfaces from real-analytic curves with specified normal fields.
method Approximate solution by discrete minimal surfaces and discrete isothermic surfaces.
result Approximation error is proportional to the square of the mesh size.
A discrete conformal map (DCM) maps the square lattice to the Riemann sphere such that the image of every irreducible square has the same cross-ratio. This paper shows that every periodic DCM can be determined from spectral data (a hyperelliptic compact Riemann surface, called the spectral curve, equipped with some mar…
Method computes harmonic and conformal maps from point clouds.
problem Computing maps from irregular point cloud data.
method Meshless method using cubic lattice approximations.
result Harmonic and conformal maps computed accurately.
We consider the quasiconformal dilatation of projective transformations of the real projective plane. For non-affine transformations, the contour lines of dilatation form a hyperbolic pencil of circles, and these are the only circles that are mapped to circles. We apply this result to analyze the dilatation of the circ…
The paper proves the existence of minimal surfaces avoiding specific points.
problem Proving the existence of minimal surfaces avoiding specific points.
method Interpolation theorem for conformal minimal immersions avoiding hyperplanes.
result Existence of complete conformal minimal immersions avoiding prescribed points.
Paper proves circle packings converge to Riemann mapping for Jordan domains.
problem Proving discrete conformal maps converge to Riemann mapping.
method Establishing solvability theorem for inversive distance circle packings.
result Bowers-Stephenson's conjecture for Jordan domains is proven.
In this paper, we provide new discrete uniformization theorems for bounded, m-connected planar domains. To this end, we consider a planar, bounded, m-connected domain Ω and let $\bordΩ$ be its boundary. Let T denote a triangulation of $Ω\cup\bordΩ$. We construct a \emph{new} decomposition of $Ω\cup\bo…
The paper studies dual pairs of generic conformally flat hypersurfaces in 4-space.
problem Understanding the relationship between a generic conformally flat hypersurface and its dual.
method Developing discrete hypersurfaces of the dual for all positive integers n, and constructing approximations from dual invariants.
result Clarifying the correspondence between a generic conformally flat hypersurface and its dual in R4. By the Riemann-mapping theorem, one can bijectively map the interior of an n-gon P to that of another n-gon Q conformally. However, (the boundary extension of) this mapping need not necessarily map the vertices of P to those Q. In this case, one wants to find the ``best" mapping between these polygons, i.e.…
Plane triangulations remain rigid under discrete conformal changes.
problem Rigidity of acute triangulations under discrete conformal changes.
method Maximum principles, discrete Liouville theorem, extremal lengths, Euclidean to hyperbolic discrete conformality.
result Uniformly acute triangulations are rigid under Luo's discrete conformal change.
The paper proves a mapping from a space of holonomy varieties to Teichmüller spaces, with a non-empty discrete intersection.
problem Intersection of Poincaré holonomy varieties and their properties.
method Holomorphic mapping and branched covering proof.
result Intersection of arbitrary Poincaré holonomy varieties is a non-empty discrete set.
Plane Delaunay triangulations are rigid under Luo's discrete conformal change.
problem Rigidity of Delaunay triangulations under discrete conformal changes.
method Developed discrete Schwarz lemma and Liouville theorem, used conformal modulus and extremal length.
result Discrete analogue of conformal rigidity of the plane.
Extends rigidity and existence results for discrete conformal structures on surfaces with boundary.
problem Rigidity and existence of discrete conformal structures on surfaces with boundary.
method Axiomatic framework and classification of discrete conformal structures.
result Extends results by Guo-Luo and Guo to a general context.
This paper completes the classification of discrete conformal structures on surfaces.
problem Classifying discrete conformal structures on surfaces.
method Axiomatic approach and study of existing structures.
result Find new classes of discrete conformal structures, including generalized circle packing metrics.
Study on Gauss map of anisotropic minimal surfaces with Morse index estimates.
problem Estimating the Morse index of anisotropic minimal surfaces.
method Local analysis of Gauss map, conformal geometric techniques applied to the Gauss map.
result Upper and lower estimates for the Morse index of anisotropic minimal surfaces.
In recent decades, the use of 3D point clouds has been widespread in computer industry. The development of techniques in analyzing point clouds is increasingly important. In particular, mapping of point clouds has been a challenging problem. In this paper, we develop a discrete analogue of the Teichmüller extremal mapp…
A discrete conformality for hyperbolic polyhedral surfaces is introduced in this paper. This discrete conformality is shown to be computable. It is proved that each hyperbolic polyhedral metric on a closed surface is discrete conformal to a unique hyperbolic polyhedral metric with a given discrete curvature satisfying …
Study on deforming discrete conformal structures on surfaces with boundaries.
problem Deforming discrete conformal structures on surfaces with boundaries.
method Introduce combinatorial Ricci flow and combinatorial Calabi flow, establish longtime existence and global convergence of solutions.
result Effective algorithms for finding discrete hyperbolic metrics on surfaces with totally geodesic boundaries of prescribed lengths.
Study on discrete Gaussian curvature for polyhedral surfaces.
problem Discretization of Gaussian curvature for polyhedral surfaces.
method Generalization of discrete conformal equivalence to define discrete Gaussian curvature and classify polyhedral surfaces.
result Existence of polyhedral surfaces with constant discrete Gaussian curvature in every discrete conformal class.
New method approximates Gaussian curvature on discrete surfaces.
problem Approximating solutions to the prescribed Gaussian curvature problem.
method Discrete conformality and convex functional minimization.
result Efficient numerical method to compute solutions.
Our goal is to provide a novel method of representing 2D shapes, where each shape will be assigned a unique fingerprint - a computable approximation to a conformal map of the given shape to a canonical shape in 2D or 3D space (see page 22 for a few examples). In this paper, we make the first significant step in this pr…
The paper proves rigidity and ergodicity of horospherical foliations.
problem Rigidity and ergodicity of horospherical foliations in higher rank.
method Establishes higher rank extensions of rigidity theorems for representations of discrete subgroups of divergence type, using conformal measures and boundary maps.
result Proves conformal measure rigidity and ergodicity of horospherical foliations for hypertransverse subgroups.
This paper classifies discrete conformal structures on surfaces with boundary.
problem Classifying discrete conformal structures on surfaces with boundary.
method Axiomatic approach ensuring good geometric structure, classification based on triangulation and axioms.
result Unified and generalized existing discrete conformal structures on surfaces with boundary.
New discrete conformal structures on surfaces with boundary, proving global rigidity and constructing hyperbolic metrics.
problem Creating new discrete conformal structures on surfaces with boundary.
method Introducing new discrete conformal structures, proving global rigidity using variational principles, and introducing combinatorial curvature flows.
result Global rigidity of new discrete conformal structures and effective algorithms for constructing hyperbolic metrics.
The paper studies deformation of discrete conformal structures on surfaces using combinatorial curvature flows.
problem Finding piecewise constant curvature metrics on surfaces with prescribed combinatorial curvatures.
method Combinatorial curvature flows, including Ricci flow and Calabi flow, are applied to deform Glickenstein's discrete conformal structures.
result The solution of the combinatorial Ricci flow can be uniquely extended and converges exponentially fast for any initial value under certain conditions.
The paper introduces combinatorial curvature and flow for polyhedral surfaces, proving rigidity and solving the Yamabe problem.
problem Discrete conformal structures on polyhedral surfaces and their rigidity.
method Parameterized combinatorial curvature, combinatorial α-Ricci flow, and flow extension through singularities.
result Existence and convergence of combinatorial α-Ricci flow for solving the Yamabe problem.
We study surfaces with decorations and prove uniformization in non-Euclidean geometries.
problem Discrete conformal equivalence in non-Euclidean geometries.
method Variational principle and continuous deformation.
result One master theory of discrete conformal equivalence across different geometries.
Paper proves rigidity of discrete conformal structures on polyhedral surfaces.
problem Rigidity of discrete conformal structures on polyhedral surfaces.
method Variational principles.
result Proves Glickenstein's conjecture on the rigidity of discrete conformal structures.
The conformal geometry of the Schwarzian Davey-Stewartson II hierarchy and its discrete analogue is investigated. Connections with discrete and continuous isothermic surfaces and generalised Clifford configurations are recorded. An interpretation of the Schwarzian Davey-Stewartson II flows as integrable deformations of…
Study shows how to detect representation extendability using conformal measures.
problem Detecting extendability of representations using conformal measures.
method Using higher rank conformal measures and self-joinings of groups.
result Affirmative answer to detect extendability of representations.
Unique metric found for discrete curvature on spherical cone-metrics.
problem Finding a unique metric with prescribed curvature on spherical cone-metrics.
method Discrete conformal approach to spherical cone-metrics.
result Existence of a unique metric realizing prescribed curvature in each conformal class.
Fractional combinatorial flow improves surface conformal structures.
problem Improving discrete conformal structures on surfaces.
method Introducing a fractional combinatorial Calabi flow for discrete conformal structures on surfaces.
result Longtime existence and global convergence of the fractional combinatorial Calabi flow for various surface types.
A piecewise constant curvature manifold is a triangulated manifold that is assigned a geometry by specifying lengths of edges and stipulating that for a chosen background geometry (Euclidean, hyperbolic, or spherical), each simplex has an isometric embedding into the background geometry with the chosen edge lengths. Ad…
The paper proves a theorem for discretizing Gaussian curvature on surfaces.
problem Discretizing Gaussian curvature on surfaces with nonpositive Euler number.
method Discrete conformal theory and variational principles with constraints.
result Each decorated piecewise Euclidean metric on surfaces with nonpositive Euler number is discrete conformal to a metric with a specific discrete curvature constant.
New boundary and point constraints for controlling conformal surfaces.
problem Controlling the geometry of surfaces defined by minimizers of conformal variational problems.
method Introducing new boundary conditions, point constraints, and flux constraints to control the metric and conformal scale factor.
result Introduces intuitive controls for exploring a subspace of conformal immersions.
A discrete conformality for polyhedral metrics on surfaces is introduced in this paper which generalizes earlier work on the subject. It is shown that each polyhedral metric on a surface is discrete conformal to a constant curvature polyhedral metric which is unique up to scaling. Furthermore, the constant curvature me…
New interpretation of discrete conformality using polyhedral convex hulls.
problem Understanding discrete conformality in 3D.
method Epstein-Penner convex hull construction and induced metrics.
result New bijections and interpretations of discrete conformality.
Thurston's circle packing approximation of the Riemann Mapping (proven to give the Riemann Mapping in the limit by Rodin-Sullivan) is largely based on the theorem that any topological disk with a circle packing metric can be deformed into a circle packing metric in the disk with boundary circles internally tangent to t…
Quantifies uniqueness of conformal-harmonic maps on 4-manifolds.
problem Quantifying uniqueness of conformal-harmonic maps on 4-manifolds.
method Proves a quantitative uniqueness result using convexity and second order Hardy inequality.
result Proves a version of second order Hardy inequality on manifolds.
Let M be an open Riemann surface and n≥3 be an integer. We prove that on any closed discrete subset of M one can prescribe the values of a conformal minimal immersion M→Rn. Our result also ensures jet-interpolation of given finite order, and hence, in particular, one may in addition prescribe the…