“Using Tensor Diagrams to Represent and Solve Geometric Problems” by Blinn
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Entry Number: 25
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- Using Tensor Diagrams to Represent and Solve Geometric Problems
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Prerequisites
Familiarity with homogeneous coordinate geometry and basic matrix operations. Distaste for page-long algebraic expressions.
Topics
Review of homogeneous coordinate math. Notational problems with matrices. Einstein Index notation. How tensor diagrams represent basic operations. Application of tensor diagrams to 1D homogeneous equations (polynomials), 2D homogeneous equations (curves), 3D homogeneous equations (surfaces). Unsolved (at least to the knowledge of the speaker) problems.
Description
Introduction to tensor diagrams, a really cool algebraic manipulation tool that can help solve many problems in analytic geometry.
