First order local invariants of apparent contours

By Toru Ohmoto, F. Aicardi. 2006

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Abstract For a smooth map from a closed surface to the two-dimensional plane, its critical value set is called the apparent contour. In this paper we study first order local Vassiliev-type invariants of generic apparent contours.

Subfields: Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Physics

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