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48 results for discrete conformality

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.

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.

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…

2010-05-15abs ↗pdf ↗

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 …

2014-01-18abs ↗pdf ↗

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.

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…

2017-03-14abs ↗pdf ↗

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.

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.

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.

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…

2013-09-17abs ↗pdf ↗

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 …

2013-08-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Liouville's theorem says that in dimension greater than two, all conformal maps are Möbius transformations. We prove an analogous statement about simplicial complexes, where two simplicial complexes are considered discretely conformally equivalent if they are combinatorially equivalent and the lengths of corresponding …

2019-11-03abs ↗pdf ↗

A new chaotic financial system is proposed by considering ethics involvement in a four-dimensional financial system with market confidence. A five-dimensional conformable derivative financial system is presented by introducing conformable fractional calculus to the integer-order system. A discretization scheme is propo…

2019-03-11abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper introduces a new discretization of Gaussian curvature on surfaces.

problem Discretizing Gaussian curvature on surfaces with conic singularities.
method Discrete conformal theory and variational principles with constraints.
result Established a discrete uniformization theorem for surfaces with non-positive Euler number.

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.

The elastic flow, which is the L2L^2-gradient flow of the elastic energy, has several applications in geometry and elasticity theory. We present stable discretizations for the elastic flow in two-dimensional Riemannian manifolds that are conformally flat, i.e.\ conformally equivalent to the Euclidean space. Examples in…

2018-11-15abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper develops methods to estimate frequencies in large discrete data sets with improved coverage and robustness.

problem Estimating frequencies in large, discrete data sets with valid coverage and robustness.
method Conformal inference methods using discrete sketches, marginal coverage for queries, and novel conformal calibration.
result Improved empirical performance compared to existing methods in simulations and real data.

Proves existence of unique circle packings on polyhedral surfaces.

problem Existence of unique circle packings on polyhedral surfaces with specified discrete curvature.
method Constructs diffeomorphism between fiber bundles, uses discrete Ricci flow and edge flipping.
result Proves existence of unique inversive distance circle packings.

The paper tackles prescribing discrete Gaussian curvature on polyhedral surfaces.

problem Prescribing discrete Gaussian curvature on polyhedral surfaces.
method Discrete conformal theory and variational principles with constraints.
result Proves Kazdan-Warner type theorems for polyhedral surfaces.

We detail the theory of Discrete Riemann Surfaces. It takes place on a cellular decomposition of a surface, together with its Poincaré dual, equipped with a discrete conformal structure. A lot of theorems of the continuous theory follow through to the discrete case, we define the discrete analogs of period matrices, Ri…

2008-02-12abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider a geometrically finite discrete group of conformal transformations of the sphere. Further we consider distributions which are supported on the limit set and are invariant with conformal weight. We estimate their regularity in terms of the conformal weight, the Hausdorff dimension of the limit set, and the m…

2001-03-23abs ↗pdf ↗

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.

A Darboux transformation for polarized space curves is introduced and its properties are studied, in particular, Bianchi permutability. Semi-discrete isothermic surfaces are described as sequences of Darboux transforms of polarized curves in the conformal n-sphere and their transformation theory is studied. Semi-discre…

2015-06-15abs ↗pdf ↗

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…

1999-05-19abs ↗pdf ↗

A new functional for simplicial surfaces is suggested. It is invariant with respect to Moebius transformations and is a discrete analogue of the Willmore functional. Minima of this functional are investigated. as an application a bending energy for discrete thin-shells is derived.

2004-06-07abs ↗pdf ↗