Re:Self-righting object - the Gomboc
by ivankirigin on Sunday December 09, 2007 @08:22PM
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quantify different and I'm sure they can find it
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How about scaling each shape to the unit volume, and then rotating to maximize the overlap. What's not overlapping is the shape delta.
With a different number of surfaces, for example?
Re:Self-righting object - the Gomboc
by ivankirigin on Monday December 10, 2007 @10:39AM
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Surface as defined by a non-differentiable border, sure. Topological differences could be easy to quantify. Extra points for knots and non-orientable surfaces (e.g. a klein bottle).