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3.3 Approximations to Geometric Variables

One strength of the LS method is the simple calculation of geometric variables, such as the surface normal or the curvature, directly from the implicit surface representation given by the LS function.

Subsections

3.3.1 Surface Normal
3.3.2 Curvature

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