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Generating surface geometry in higher dimensions using local cell tilers

Hill et al., 1998

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Hill S
Roberts J
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In two dimensions contour elements surround two dimensional objects, in three dimensions surfaces surround three dimensional objects and in four dimensions hypersurfaces surround hyperobjects. These surfaces can be represented by a collection of connected simplices …
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