A Metric on Shape Space with Explicit Geodesics

Details A Metric on Shape Space with Explicit Geodesics A Metric on Shape Space with Explicit Geodesics

2007-06-28

arxiv.org/abs/0706.4299v2

Rend. Lincei Mat. Appl. 9 (2008) 25-57

Mathematics

Differential Geometry

31 pages, some typos corrected

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This paper studies a specific metric on plane curves that has the property of being isometric to classical manifold (sphere, complex projective, Stiefel, Grassmann) modulo change of parametrization, each of these classical manifolds being associated to specific qualifications of the space of curves (closed-open, modulo rotation etc...) Using these isometries, we are able to explicitely describe the geodesics, first in the parametric case, then by modding out the paremetrization and considering horizontal vectors. We also compute the sectional curvature for these spaces, and show, in particular, that the space of closed curves modulo rotation and change of parameter has positive curvature. Experimental results that explicitly compute minimizing geodesics between two closed curves are finally provided

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