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Metrics of curves in shape optimization and analysis - Andrea Carlo ...

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1.3 Geometric <strong>curves</strong> <strong>and</strong> functionalsShapes are usually considered to be geometric objects. Represent<strong>in</strong>g a curveus<strong>in</strong>g c : S 1 → lR n forces a choice <strong>of</strong> parameterization, that is not really part<strong>of</strong> the concept <strong>of</strong> “<strong>shape</strong>”. To get rid <strong>of</strong> this, we first summarily present whatreparameterizations are.Def<strong>in</strong>ition 1.3 Let Diff(S 1 ) be the family <strong>of</strong> diffeomorphisms <strong>of</strong> S 1 : all themaps φ : S 1 → S 1 that are C 1 <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>vertible, <strong>and</strong> the <strong>in</strong>verse φ −1 is C 1 .Diff(S 1 ) enjoys some important mathematical properties.• Diff(S 1 ) is a group, <strong>and</strong> its group operation is the composition φ, ψ ↦→φ ◦ ψ.• Diff(S 1 ) is divided <strong>in</strong> two connected components, the family Diff + (S 1 )<strong>of</strong> diffeomorphisms with derivative φ ′ > 0 at all po<strong>in</strong>ts; <strong>and</strong> the familyDiff − (S 1 ) <strong>of</strong> diffeomorphisms with derivative φ ′ < 0 at all po<strong>in</strong>ts.Diff + (S 1 ) is a subgroup <strong>of</strong> Diff(S 1 ).• Diff(S 1 ) acts on M, the action 1 is the right function composition c ◦ φ.The result<strong>in</strong>g curve c ◦ φ is a reparameterization <strong>of</strong> c.The action <strong>of</strong> the subgroup Diff + (S 1 ) moreover does not change the orientation<strong>of</strong> the curve.Def<strong>in</strong>ition 1.4 The quotient spaceB := M/Diff(S 1 )is the space <strong>of</strong> <strong>curves</strong> up to reparameterization, also called geometric <strong>curves</strong><strong>in</strong> the follow<strong>in</strong>g. Two parametric <strong>curves</strong> c 1 , c 2 ∈ M such that c 1 = c 2 ◦ φ are thesame geometric curve <strong>in</strong>side B.For some applications we may choose <strong>in</strong>stead to consider the quotient w.r.toDiff + (S 1 ); the quotient space M/Diff + (S 1 ) is the space <strong>of</strong> geometric oriented<strong>curves</strong>.B is mathematically def<strong>in</strong>ed as the set B = {[c]} <strong>of</strong> all equivalence classes[c] <strong>of</strong> <strong>curves</strong> that are equal but for reparameterization,[c] := {c ◦ φ for φ ∈ Diff(S 1 )} ;<strong>and</strong> similarly for the quotient M/Diff + (S 1 ). More properties <strong>of</strong> these quotientswill be presented <strong>in</strong> Section 4.5.We can now def<strong>in</strong>e the geometric functionals (that are, loosely speak<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>variant w.r.to reparameterization <strong>of</strong> the curve).Def<strong>in</strong>ition 1.5 A functional F (c) def<strong>in</strong>ed on <strong>curves</strong> will be called geometricif one <strong>of</strong> the two follow<strong>in</strong>g alternative def<strong>in</strong>itions holds.1 We will provide more detailed def<strong>in</strong>itions <strong>and</strong> properties <strong>of</strong> the “actions” <strong>in</strong> Section 3.8.4

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