Size homotopy groups for computation of natural size distances

Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 455-464

  Frosini, Patrizio ^a,b   Mulazzani, Michele ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CIRAM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Natural size distances; Shape; Size homotopy groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001365833     PISSN: 13701444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.36045/bbms/1103065863     Document Type: Article

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