A variational method for generating cross fields and frames using higher order Q-tensors
February 9, 2022
3:00 pm ONLINE
Abstract
A cross field is a locally-defined orthogonal coordinate
system invariant with respect to the cubic symmetry group. Cross
fields are finding wide-spread use in mesh generation, computer
graphics, and materials science. In this talk, I will consider the
problem of generating an arbitrary n-cross field using a fourth-order
Q-tensor theory that is constructed out of tensored projection
matrices. Computationally, one can then use a Ginzburg-Landau
relaxation towards a global projection to reliably generate n-cross
fields on arbitrary Lipschitz domains. This tensor framework provides
an approach to study the behavior of the singular set, i.e. the set on
which the domain fails to be a cross field. In particular we can use
the classical Ginzburg-Landau theory to study singularities of the
associated energy. This is joint work with Dmitry Golovaty and Albert
Montero.
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