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1.1 Subdivisions of Geometric Objects |
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1.1.2 Different Subdivisions |
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1.2 Explicit Representations of Subdivisions |
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5 | (2) |
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1.2.1 Why Explicit Representations? |
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5 | (1) |
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1.2.2 Some Interests of Explicit Representations |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (4) |
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1.3.1 Why Numerous Structures? |
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9 | (2) |
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1.3.2 Some Interests of Many Structures |
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11 | (1) |
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11 | (6) |
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1.4.1 Some Historical Milestones |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (3) |
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2.1 Basic Topological Notions |
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17 | (5) |
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2.1.2 Continuous Map, Homeomorphism |
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (6) |
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22 | (1) |
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2.2.2 Basic Construction Operation: Identification of Edges |
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23 | (5) |
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2.3 Classification of Paper Surfaces |
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28 | (8) |
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2.3.1 Topological Surfaces |
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28 | (6) |
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2.3.2 Constructing any Subdivision of Any Surface |
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34 | (2) |
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2.4 Manifolds, Quasi-manifolds, Pseudo-manifolds, Complexes |
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36 | (6) |
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42 | (8) |
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43 | (4) |
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2.5.2 Hypermaps, Group of Permutations, Orbits |
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47 | (1) |
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2.5.3 Partial Functions, Partial Permutations, Partial Involutions and Related Notions |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (3) |
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53 | (30) |
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53 | (16) |
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3.1.1 Objects without Boundary |
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3.1.2 Objects with Boundary |
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62 | (6) |
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3.1.3 Generalization in Any Dimension |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (14) |
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3.2.1 Objects without Boundary |
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70 | (6) |
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3.2.2 Objects with Boundary |
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76 | (3) |
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3.2.3 Generalization in Any Dimension |
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87 | (10) |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (6) |
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96 | (1) |
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4.3 Completeness, Multi-Incidence |
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97 | (11) |
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4.3.1 Construction by Increasing Dimensions |
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97 | (3) |
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4.3.2 Construction Directly in a Given Dimension |
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100 | (4) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (3) |
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4.4 Data Structures, Iterators and Algorithms |
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108 | (15) |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (4) |
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115 | (4) |
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4.4.4 Sew/Unsew Operations |
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119 | (4) |
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123 | (10) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (3) |
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4.5.4 Classification of 2-Gmaps |
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130 | (3) |
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133 | (52) |
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133 | (5) |
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138 | (9) |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (5) |
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146 | (1) |
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5.3 Completeness, Multi-Incidence |
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147 | (11) |
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5.3.1 Construction by Increasing Dimensions |
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148 | (3) |
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5.3.2 Construction Directly in a Given Dimension |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (4) |
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5.4 Data Structures, Iterators and Algorithms |
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158 | (16) |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (4) |
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165 | (6) |
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5.4.4 Sew/Unsew Operations |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (11) |
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175 | (3) |
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5.5.2 Links between n-maps and n-Gmaps |
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178 | (3) |
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5.5.3 Classification of 2-maps |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (3) |
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185 | (66) |
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185 | (13) |
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186 | (6) |
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192 | (6) |
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199 | (6) |
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205 | (9) |
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214 | (10) |
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214 | (5) |
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219 | (5) |
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224 | (6) |
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230 | (3) |
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233 | (7) |
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240 | (5) |
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245 | (6) |
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7 Embedding for Geometric Modeling and Image Processing |
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251 | (44) |
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251 | (4) |
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255 | (17) |
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7.2.1 Embedding of n-Gmaps in Rd |
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255 | (3) |
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7.2.2 Geometric Operations |
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258 | (5) |
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7.2.3 Example of Modeling of an Object |
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263 | (9) |
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272 | (23) |
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7.3.1 Preliminary Notions |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (4) |
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277 | (18) |
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8 Cellular Structures as Structured Simplicial Structures |
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295 | (40) |
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8.1 Simplicial Structures |
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297 | (11) |
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8.1.1 Abstract Simplicial Complexes |
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297 | (5) |
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8.1.2 Semi-Simplicial Sets |
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302 | (5) |
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8.1.3 Conversions of Simplicial Structures |
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307 | (1) |
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8.2 Numbered Simplicial Structures and Cellular Structures |
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308 | (17) |
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8.2.1 Numbered Simplicial Structures |
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308 | (5) |
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8.2.2 Simplicial Interpretation of n-Gmaps |
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313 | (7) |
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8.2.3 Simplicial Interpretation of Incidence Graphs |
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320 | (2) |
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8.2.4 n-Gmaps and Incidence Graphs |
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322 | (3) |
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325 | (10) |
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325 | (4) |
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8.3.2 Euler-Poincare Characteristic for Combinatorial Maps |
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329 | (6) |
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9 Comparison with Other Cellular Data Structures |
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335 | (16) |
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9.1 History of Combinatorial Maps |
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336 | (2) |
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9.2 Oriented Cellular Quasi-Manifolds |
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338 | (7) |
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338 | (2) |
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340 | (2) |
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342 | (2) |
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344 | (1) |
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345 | (1) |
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9.3 Orientable and Nonorientable Cellular Quasi-Manifolds |
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345 | (6) |
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345 | (2) |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (3) |
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351 | (8) |
Bibliography |
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Index |
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