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48 results for mesh approximation

We study the problem of approximating a surface FF in R3R^3 by a high quality mesh, a piecewise-flat triangulated surface whose triangles are as close as possible to equilateral. The MidNormal algorithm generates a triangular mesh that is guaranteed to have angles in the interval [49.1o,81.8o][49.1^o, 81.8^o]. As the mesh size $…

2020-01-24abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, the author considers the numerical computation of CVA for large systems by Mote Carlo methods. He introduces two types of stochastic mesh methods for the computations of CVA. In the first method, stochastic mesh method is used to obtain the future value of the derivative contracts. In the second method, …

2015-10-15abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proves a new discrete Laplacian for 3D meshes and shows its superiority over primal construction.

problem Developing a more accurate discrete Laplacian for 3D meshes.
method Proves the Euler-Lagrange equation for the Dirichlet energy using the associated discrete Laplacian of the dual construction.
result The associated discrete Laplacian is optimal in R3\mathbb{R}^3 compared to the primal construction.

In this work, we explore the idea that effective generative models for point clouds under the autoencoding framework must acknowledge the relationship between a continuous surface, a discretized mesh, and a set of points sampled from the surface. This view motivates a generative model that works by progressively deform…

2019-12-08abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method for nonparametric regression using mesh-based solutions.

problem Estimating regression functions non-parametrically with computational tractability.
method Mesh-based approximate solution (MBS) for penalized regression problems.
result MBS transforms NPR to a discrete convex minimization problem, making it computationally feasible.

In this paper we study geometric, algebraic, and computational aspects of flexibility and infinitesimal flexibility of Kokotsakis meshes. A Kokotsakis mesh is a mesh that consists of a face in the middle and a certain band of faces attached to the middle face by its perimeter. In particular any 3x3-mesh made of quadran…

2008-12-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Generalized meshes for non-regular geometries, including fractures.

problem Discretization of partial differential equations in non-regular geometries.
method Introduces generalized meshes with overlapping elements and flexible adjacency relations.
result Discrete differential forms on virtually inflated meshes characterize the trace space of forms in surrounding volumes.

PolyGen models 3D meshes directly, predicting vertices and faces sequentially.

problem Efficiently modeling 3D geometry for computer graphics, robotics, and games.
method Transformer-based autoregressive model for predicting mesh vertices and faces.
result PolyGen produces high-quality, usable 3D meshes and competitive conditional performance.

Extends geometric decompositions to arbitrary meshes and forms.

problem Constructing local bases for finite element spaces on arbitrary meshes.
method Generalizes extension operators to arbitrary meshes and forms, showing they yield geometric decompositions.
result Extension operators yield geometric decompositions for arbitrary meshes and forms.

The paper explores the topology of polygonal meshes and their properties.

problem Understanding the topological properties of polygonal meshes.
method Overview of topological concepts, definitions of intrinsic and extrinsic topology, proofs of Euler and Euler-Poincaré formulas, and discussion on cutting meshes.
result Detailed understanding and definitions of polygonal mesh topology, including intrinsic and extrinsic properties.

New findings on mesh group-planes validate Signature-inverse Theorem under specific conditions.

problem Invalidity of existing inverse theorems for mesh group-planes.
method Classification of three and five point meshes, analysis of joint invariant signatures.
result Valid conditions for the Signature-inverse Theorem in mesh group-planes.

The spectral geometry of mesh matrices of graphs is explored, leading to new formulas and eigenvalue estimates.

problem Understanding the spectral properties of mesh matrices of graphs.
method Definition and study of mesh matrices, introduction of mesh Laplacian, derivation of characteristic polynomial formulas.
result Mesh Laplacian eigenvalues are all real and greater than or equal to 1, with a smallest positive eigenvalue estimated.

Batch-splitting (data-parallelism) is the dominant distributed Deep Neural Network (DNN) training strategy, due to its universal applicability and its amenability to Single-Program-Multiple-Data (SPMD) programming. However, batch-splitting suffers from problems including the inability to train very large models (due to…

2018-11-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Polygonal meshes provide an efficient representation for 3D shapes. They explicitly capture both shape surface and topology, and leverage non-uniformity to represent large flat regions as well as sharp, intricate features. This non-uniformity and irregularity, however, inhibits mesh analysis efforts using neural networ…

2018-09-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Eliciting semantic similarity between concepts in the biomedical domain remains a challenging task. Recent approaches founded on embedding vectors have gained in popularity as they risen to efficiently capture semantic relationships The underlying idea is that two words that have close meaning gather similar contexts. …

2018-11-28abs ↗pdf ↗

A relatively recent advance in cognitive neuroscience has been multi-voxel pattern analysis (MVPA), which enables researchers to decode brain states and/or the type of information represented in the brain during a cognitive operation. MVPA methods utilize machine learning algorithms to distinguish among types of inform…

2012-05-10abs ↗pdf ↗

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.

This work develops discrete Gaussian models for vector-valued data on triangular meshes.

problem Discrete representation of continuous vector-valued environmental data.
method Develops discrete intrinsic Gaussian processes for vector-valued data on triangular meshes using discrete differential operators.
result Models can capture harmonic flows, incorporate boundary conditions, and model non-stationary data.

Unified framework designs LK structures using integer twists on non-manifold meshes.

problem Binary twisting limits topological possibilities and structural behaviors.
method Generalizes twist formulation to arbitrary integer labels for non-manifold meshes.
result Integer twists enable full connectivity and dynamic folding/articulation.

Optimizes maps with controlled distortion for geometric tasks.

problem Free-boundary diffeomorphism optimization in geometric modeling.
method Least-squares quasiconformal (LSQC) operator and Spectral Beltrami Network (SBN).
result LSQC minimizer well-posed under mild conditions, stable under mesh refinement.

Develops weak PINNs for efficient manifold solutions of hyperbolic equations.

problem Challenges in approximating weak solutions of nonlinear hyperbolic equations on manifolds.
method Introduces a novel weak PINN (wPINN) formulation on manifolds leveraging well-posedness theory.
result Demonstrates efficient approximation of entropy solutions on manifolds with a complexity independent of ambient space dimension.

A neural atlas simplifies 3D geometry simulation by avoiding meshing.

problem Simulation of complex 3D geometries with thin features or non-trivial topology.
method Learned geometric representation of overlapping volumetric coordinate charts, trained from point-cloud or level-set data.
result The learned atlas enables different solvers without re-meshing or re-parametrization.

Novel neural operator predicts complex spatiotemporal dynamics from partial observations.

problem Capturing complex operator dynamics in infinite-dimensional function spaces.
method Integrates Koopman operator theory with deep neural networks to approximate nonlinear operators between Banach spaces.
result BNO achieves robust zero-shot super-resolution in unsteady flow prediction and outperforms conventional methods.

Discretizations of the mean curvature and extrinsic curvature components are constructed on piecewise flat simplicial manifolds, giving approximations for smooth curvature values in a mostly mesh-independent way. These constructions are given in combinatoric form in terms of the extrinsic hinge angles, the intrinsic st…

2016-12-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes polynomial neural networks for improved function approximation in various tasks.

problem Improving function approximation in various tasks like image generation, face verification, and 3D mesh representation learning.
method Introduces polynomial neural networks (ΠΠ-Nets) and three tensor decompositions to reduce parameter count and enhance expressiveness.
result Demonstrates that ΠΠ-Nets can produce state-of-the-art results in challenging tasks without non-linear activation functions.