Preface |
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6 | (3) |
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2 Mathematical Preliminaries |
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9 | (8) |
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2.1.1 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors |
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10 | (3) |
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2.1.2 Gram-Schmidt Orthonormalization |
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13 | (1) |
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2.1.3 Symmetric, Unitary, and Definite Matrices |
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14 | (2) |
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2.1.4 Maxima of Quadratic Forms |
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16 | (1) |
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2.2 Differential Calculus |
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17 | (5) |
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2.2.1 Derivative and Index Notation |
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17 | (1) |
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2.2.2 Summation Convention |
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18 | (1) |
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2.2.3 Directional Derivatives |
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19 | (1) |
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2.2.4 Local Extrema of Functions |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (17) |
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2.3.1 Cartesian Coordinates |
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22 | (1) |
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2.3.2 General Coordinates |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (4) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (5) |
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35 | (4) |
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3 Ridges in Euclidean Geometry |
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39 | (26) |
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3.1 Generalized Local Extrema |
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39 | (3) |
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3.2 Height Ridge Definition |
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42 | (3) |
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3.3 1-Dimensional Ridges in IR2 |
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45 | (3) |
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3.3.1 Continuous Formulations |
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45 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Differential Geometric Relationships |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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3.4 1-Dimensional Ridges in IR3 |
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48 | (4) |
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3.4.1 Continuous Formulations |
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48 | (1) |
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3.4.2 Differential Geometric Relationships |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (3) |
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3.5 1-Dimensional Ridges in IRn |
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52 | (4) |
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3.5.1 Continuous Formulations |
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52 | (1) |
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3.5.2 Differential Geometric Relationships |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (3) |
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3.6 2-Dimensional Ridges in IR3 |
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56 | (1) |
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3.6.1 Continuous Formulations |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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3.7 2-Dimensional Ridges in IR4 |
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57 | (3) |
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3.7.1 Continuous Formulations |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (2) |
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3.8 d-Dimensional Ridges in IRn |
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60 | (5) |
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3.8.1 Continuous Formulations |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (4) |
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4 Ridges in Riemannian Geometry |
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65 | (10) |
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4.1 Generalized Local Extrema |
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65 | (1) |
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4.2 Height Ridge Definition |
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66 | (1) |
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4.3 1-Dimensional Ridges in IR2 |
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66 | (2) |
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4.4 1-Dimensional Ridges in IR3 |
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68 | (1) |
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4.5 1-Dimensional Ridges in IRn |
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69 | (1) |
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4.6 2-Dimensional Ridges in IR3 |
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70 | (1) |
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4.7 2-Dimensional Ridges in IR4 |
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71 | (1) |
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4.8 d-Dimensional Ridges in IRn |
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72 | (3) |
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5 Ridges of Functions Defined on Manifolds |
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75 | (22) |
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5.1 Height Ridge Definition |
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75 | (11) |
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5.1.1 1-Dimensional Ridges in M2 C IR3 |
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75 | (7) |
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5.1.2 d-Dimensional Ridges in Mn C IRp |
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82 | (4) |
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5.2 Maximal Curvature Ridge Definitions |
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86 | (11) |
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5.2.1 Curvature Extrema of Planar Curves |
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86 | (5) |
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5.2.2 Curvature Extrema of Surfaces |
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91 | (3) |
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5.2.3 Extensions and Generalizations |
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94 | (3) |
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6 Applications to Image and Data Analysis |
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6.1 Medical Image Analysis |
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97 | (34) |
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97 | (2) |
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6.1.2 Boundary Measurements |
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99 | (3) |
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6.1.3 Medial Measurements |
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102 | (9) |
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111 | (17) |
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6.1.5 Nonlinear Scale Space |
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128 | (3) |
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131 | (13) |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (3) |
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6.2.3 X-Ray Crystallography |
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136 | (2) |
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6.2.4 Electron Density Maps |
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138 | (3) |
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6.2.5 Ridges of Electron Density |
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141 | (3) |
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144 | (11) |
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6.3.1 Vector Field Analysis |
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144 | (4) |
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6.3.2 Newtonian Viscous Fluids |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (5) |
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155 | (48) |
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7.1 Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice |
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155 | (1) |
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7.2 B-spline Interpolation |
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156 | (26) |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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7.2.3 Direct Implementation |
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159 | (3) |
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7.2.4 Generalized and Optimized Spline Calculation |
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162 | (14) |
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7.2.5 Polynomial Construction |
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176 | (1) |
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7.2.6 Avoiding Intermediate Calculations |
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177 | (1) |
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7.2.7 Computing Data On-Demand |
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178 | (3) |
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7.2.8 Putting It All Together |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (4) |
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7.3.1 Symbolic Tridiagonalization |
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183 | (2) |
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7.3.2 QR Iteration with Explicit Shifting |
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185 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Generalized Eigensystems |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (17) |
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7.4.1 Multidimensional Bisection |
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187 | (3) |
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7.4.2 Minimization without Derivatives |
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190 | (4) |
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7.4.3 Manifold Extraction |
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194 | (6) |
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7.4.4 Arbitrarily Spaced Data |
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200 | (3) |
Bibliography |
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203 | (8) |
Index |
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