
handle: 11025/1251
In this work we propose a generalization of the Heat Kernel Signature (HKS). The HKS is a point signature derived from the heat kernel of the Laplace-Beltrami operator of a surface. In the theory of exterior calculus on a Riemannian manifold, the Laplace-Beltrami operator of a surface is a special case of the Hodge Laplacian which acts on r-forms, i. e. the Hodge Laplacian on 0-forms (functions) is the Laplace-Beltrami operator. We investigate the usefulness of the heat kernel of the Hodge Laplacian on 1-forms (which can be seen as the vector Laplacian) to derive new point signatures which are invariant under isometric mappings. A similar approach used to obtain the HKS yields a symmetric tensor field of second order; for easier comparability we consider several scalar tensor invariants. Computed examples show that these new point signatures are especially interesting for surfaces with boundary.
tepelné jádro, Hodgeův laplacián, heat kernel, shape analysis, Hodge laplacian, tvarová analýza
tepelné jádro, Hodgeův laplacián, heat kernel, shape analysis, Hodge laplacian, tvarová analýza
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