Vertex Normals and Face Curvatures of Triangle Meshes
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چکیده
This paper contributes to the discrete differential geometry of triangle meshes, in combination with a study of discrete line congruences associated with such meshes. In particular we discuss when a congruence defined by linear interpolation of vertex normals deserves to be called a ‘normal’ congruence. Our main results are a discussion of various definitions of normality, a detailed study of the geometry of such congruences, and a concept of curvatures and shape operators associated with the faces of a triangle mesh. These curvatures are compatible with both normal congruences and the Steiner formula.
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