Geometric tomography

Geometric tomography deals with the retrieval of information about a geometric object from data concerning its projections (shadows) on planes or cross-sections by planes. It is a geometric relative of computerized tomography, which reconstructs an image from X-rays of a human patient. The subject o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Gardner, Richard J., autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2006.
Edición:Second edition
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Encyclopedia of mathematics and its applications ; volume 58.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b45436939*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 0. Background material
  • 1. Parallel x-rays of planar convex bodies
  • 2. Parallel x-rays in n dimensions
  • 3. Projections and projection functions
  • 4. Projection bodies and volume inequalities
  • 5. Point x-rays
  • 6. Chord functions and equichordal problems
  • 7. Sections, section functions, and point x-rays
  • 8. Intersection bodies and volume inequalities
  • 9. Estimates from projection and section functions
  • App. A. Mixed volumes and dual mixed volumes
  • App. B. Inequalities
  • App. C. Integral transforms.