New Developments in the Visualization and Processing of Tensor Fields

Bringing together key researchers in disciplines ranging from visualization and image processing to applications in structural mechanics, fluid dynamics, elastography, and numerical mathematics, the workshop that generated this edited volume was the third

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Series Editors Gerald Farin Hans-Christian Hege David Hoffman Christopher R. Johnson Konrad Polthier Martin Rumpf

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David H. Laidlaw



Anna Vilanova

Editors

New Developments in the Visualization and Processing of Tensor Fields With 133 Figures, 129 in color

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Editors David H. Laidlaw Department of Computer Science Brown University, Providence Rhode Island, USA

Anna Vilanova Department of Biomedical Engineering Einhoven University of Technology Einhoven, Netherlands

ISBN 978-3-642-27342-1 ISBN 978-3-642-27343-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-27343-8 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012947651 Mathematical Subject Classification (2010): 68-XX, 70-XX, 15-XX, 76-XX, 92-XX c Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012  This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

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Preface

In this book, we attempt to capture the excitement and inspiration that has been generated during a series of Dagstuhl Seminars that have looked at visualization and processing of tensor fields. This book includes contributions from attendees of the third meeting held in July 2009. As in the two earlier volumes, the authors report on recen