Part I. Mathematics of Distances.- 1 General Definitions.- 2 Topological Spaces.- 3 Generalization of Metric Spaces.- 4 Metric Transforms.- 5 Metrics on Normed Structures.- Part II. Geometry and Distances.- 6 Distances in Geometry.- 7 Riemannian and Hermitian Metrics.- 8 Distances on Surfaces and K
Encyclopedia of Distances
โ Scribed by Elena Deza, Michel Marie Deza (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 595
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Subjects
Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering; Visualization; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis; Topology; Differential Geometry; Geometry
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