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A Diffusion-Based Description of Shape

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Pattern Recognition Theory and Applications

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A method is presented that uses a diffusion-like process to describe the shape of a region. Convexity is not required, the descriptor is invariant under several common transformations, is applicable in the n-dimensional case, and is easy to compute.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, George Washington University, 20052, Washington, DC, USA

    Murray H. Loew

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  1. Philips Research Laboratory, Avenue Em. Van Becelaere 2, Box 8, B-1170, Brussels, Belgium

    Pierre A. Devijver

  2. Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Surrey, GU2 5XH, Guildford, UK

    Josef Kittler

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Loew, M.H. (1987). A Diffusion-Based Description of Shape. In: Devijver, P.A., Kittler, J. (eds) Pattern Recognition Theory and Applications. NATO ASI Series, vol 30. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83069-3_40

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