Acta Stereologica Acta Stereologica -  Volume 12 (1993)  Number 2 - Proceedings of the sixth European congress for stereology - Part one - Dec. 1993 

Asymmetry definition of a convex body by means of characteristic points

Marie-José Labouré
Laboratoire TSI, U. A. CNRS 842, 23 rue du Dr Michelon 42023 Saint-Etienne cedex 02, France
Isabelle Fillère
Institut de Chimie et Physique Industrielles, 31 Place Bellecour, 69288 Lyon cedex 02, France
Jean-Marie Becker
Institut de Chimie et Physique Industrielles, 31 Place Bellecour, 69288 Lyon cedex 02, France
Michel Jourlin
Institut de Chimie et Physique Industrielles, 31 Place Bellecour, 69288 Lyon cedex 02, France

Abstract

Different approaches for centering estimation of a point x in a planar convex body are proposed. They lead to measures of symmetry and critical points. This paper recalls that symmetry estimation is deeply related to underlying metrics.

Keywords : asymmetry, convex body, metrics, shape parameters

Pour citer cet article

Marie-José Labouré, Isabelle Fillère, Jean-Marie Becker & Michel Jourlin, «Asymmetry definition of a convex body by means of characteristic points», Acta Stereologica [En ligne], Volume 12 (1993), Number 2 - Proceedings of the sixth European congress for stereology - Part one - Dec. 1993, 103-108 URL : https://popups.uliege.be/0351-580x/index.php?id=1440.