The Design of Geological Structures Using Bezier Polynomials

地质构造分析方法 许多其他领域的 设计 例如，地质学家对 定量描述了 变形岩石和构造的三维形态和历史。 因为 自然系统的复杂性，传统的方法， 这些努力需要 大规模的计算机支持，通常超出大多数 investigators. 这 项目旨在研究的理论基础和实践 执行 用于构造地质学的贝塞尔工具。 这些工具具有 潜力 彻底改变了这个领域，因为他们的计算能力 经济，即， 结构可以用更简单的术语来描述， 常规技术。 这些工具的实际执行一直很缓慢， 然而，并因此没有 接触到大量的潜在用户， 科学家受雇于 富有的工业企业 这项建议旨在 检验...的效用 Bezier工具用于结构地质学， 主流方法 通过公共领域软件的开发。

Methods of analysis in structural geology parallel in many ways other fields of design. For example, geologists are interested in describing quantitatively the 3-D form and history of deformed rocks and structures. Because of the complexities of natural systems, conventional methods for such endeavors require massive computer support and are generally beyond most investigators. This project seeks to examine the theoretical basis and practical implementation of Bezier tools for structural geology. Such tools have the potential of revolutionizing this field because of their computational economy, i.e., structures can be described in simpler terms than can conventional techniques. Practical implementation of these tools has been slow, however, and has thus not reached the large pool of potential users, save for scientists employed by well-heeled industrial concerns. This proposal seeks to examine the utility of Bezier tools for structural geology and to bring these methods to the mainstream through the development of public domain software.