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Spherical Polygons

Spherical Polygons is a geometric construct defined as a closed figure formed by the union of finitely many arcs of great circles on a sphere, where the arcs intersect only at their endpoints, distinguishing it from planar polygons by its embedding in spherical space.

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2017–2026

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38

Heavenly mathematics: the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry

Choice Reviews Online · 2013 · 214 citations

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Methods for rapidly processing angular masks of next-generation galaxy surveys

M. E. C. Swanson, Max Tegmark, A. Hamilton et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2008 · 187 citations · Full text

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The behaviour of clusters of spheres falling in a viscous fluid Part 2. Slow motion theory

L. M. Hocking · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1964 · 86 citations

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Real-time polygonal-light shading with linearly transformed cosines

Eric Heitz, Jonathan Dupuy, Stephen Hill et al. · ACM Transactions on Graphics · 2016 · 86 citations

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Classification of buildings of spherical types and Moufang polygons: A survey

Jacques Tits · Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles) · 1976 · 66 citations

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Authors

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  1. AF
    Altino F. Santos

    University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal

    2 publications · 32 citations

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  2. MB
    Michael Bevis

    The Ohio State University, United States

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  3. JT
    Jacques Tits

    Collège de France, France

    2 publications · 114 citations

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  4. GC
    Greg Cambareri

    North Carolina State University, United States

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  5. HC
    Henry Crapo

    École des hautes études en sciences sociales, France

    1 publications · 42 citations

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Institutions

55

  1. University of Calgary

    Calgary, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    60 citations

  2. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    58 citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    170 citations

  4. University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

    Vila Real, Portugal

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    42 citations

  5. Institut Français

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  6. Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique

    Palaiseau, France

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    44 citations

  7. Towson University

    Towson, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  8. Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse

    Toulouse, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    33 citations

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Venues

  1. ACM Transactions on Graphics

    TOG · 3 publications · 170 citations

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  2. Discrete & Computational Geometry

    2 publications · 37 citations

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  3. Mathematical Geology

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  4. Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. Wear

    1 publications · 26 citations

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