Visualization and Mathematics: Experiments, Simulations and Environments Hardcover - 1997

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I. Visualizing Mathematics.- The Minimax Sphere Eversion.- Exploring Plane Hyperbolic Geometry.- Visualizing Nonlinear Electrodynamics.- The Use of Computer Graphics for Solving Problems in Singularity Theory.- What Should a Surface in 4-Space Look Like?.- Animation of Algebraic Surfaces.- II. Geometric Algorithms and Experiments.- Using Symmetry Features of the Surface Evolver to Study Foams.- Constant Mean Curvature Surfaces Derived from Delaunay's and Wente's Examples.- Visualization of Periodic Tilings.- An Algorithm for Discrete Constant Mean Curvature Surfaces.- III. Visualization Algorithms and Data Structures.- Efficient Calculation of Subdivision Surfaces for Visualization.- Fast Line Integral Convolution for Arbitrary Surfaces in 3D.- Visualization of Parallel Data based on Procedural Access.- IV. Visualization Environments.- A new 3D Graphics Library: Concepts, Implementation, and Examples.- A Generic Approach to Computer Graphics.- MRT - A Visualization Tool Addressing Problems 'outside' the Classical Rendering Domain.- Oorange: A Virtual Laboratory for Experimental Mathematics.- Linear Inductive Reductive Dataflow System for ViSC.- See what I mean? Using Graphics Toolkits to Visualise Numerical Data.- V. Visualization and Simulation Techniques.- Numerical Algorithms and Visualization in Medical Treatment Planning.- Level Set Methods for Curvature Flow, Image Enchancement, and Shape Recovery in Medical Images.- Numerical Methods, Simulations and Visualization for Compressible Flows.- Appendix: Color Plates.