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Reference request: How to construct a diffeomorphism between point clouds

I'm interested in the following question: Given two sets $S = \{x_1, ..., x_N\}$ and $T = \{y_1, ..., y_N\}$ each consisting of $N$ distinct points in $\mathbb{R}^n$, how can we construct a ...
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Reach of manifold vs. $C^k$-manifold

The reach $\tau_M$ of a manifold $M$ is the largest number such that any point at distance less than $\tau_M$ from $M$ has a unique nearest point on $M$. This concept seems quite related to the local ...
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Does a minimum area disk that is bounded by a cycle $C$ continuously deform in $R^3$ as $C$ moves in $R^3$?

Let $C_1=(v_1,v_2,\ldots,v_{i-1},v_i)$ and $C_2=(v_1,v_2,\ldots,v_{i-1},v'_i)$ be two cycles that are drawn in $R^3$ in the shape of an unknot (not knotted) with straight line segments as their edges (...
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Dubins car shortest paths: Decidable?

A Dubins car follows a Dubins path in $\mathbb{R}^2$, with constant wheel speed and limited turning radius. It is known that the shortest Dubins path in the absence of obstacles follows circular arcs ...
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Segments of Voronoi Diagrams on smooth manifolds. Are they geodesics?

Let $S$ be a patch of a smooth 2-manifold in $\mathbb{R}^3$, and pick two distinct points $a,\ b \in S$. Let $c$ be the set of points on $S$ equidistant to $a$ and $b$, where distance is defined by ...
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Formulas for equidistant curves

I'm trying to draw on the computer a curve that keeps always the same distance(given as parameter) from a given curve. I know the formula for the given curve. I tried moving perpendicular to the first ...
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