The curvature of characteristic curves on surfaces

Holger Theisel; Gerald Farin

doi:10.1109/38.626974

The curvature of characteristic curves on surfaces

Holger Theisel, Gerald Farin

Computing and Augmented Intelligence, School of (IAFSE-SCAI)

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We show how to compute the curvature and geodesic curvature of characteristic curves on surfaces, such as contour lines, lines of curvature, asymptotic lines, isophotes, and reflection lines.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	88-96
Number of pages	9
Journal	IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
Volume	17
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/38.626974
State	Published - Nov 1997

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