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A vector identity for the Dirichlet tessellation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

Robin Sibson
Affiliation:
University of Bath

Summary

A vector identity associated with the Dirichlet tessellation is proved as a corollary of a more general result. The identity has applications in interpolation and smoothing problems in data analysis, and may be of interest in other areas.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1980

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