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CONTRACTION AIRES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-10-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- area contraction
1, record 1, English, area%20contraction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- contraction 2, record 1, English, contraction
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A property of dissipative systems whose surface given by initial conditions shrinks in time. 3, record 1, English, - area%20contraction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Clearly any contraction is a continuous mapping. The ratio of the contraction is the infinum value for which the inequality ... holds. A contraction that transforms every subset of an n-dimensional euclidean space into a geometrically similar set is called a similitude. 4, record 1, English, - area%20contraction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contrast with area conservation characteristic of Hamiltonian systems. See also dilation and divergence. 3, record 1, English, - area%20contraction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Mathématiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contraction des aires
1, record 1, French, contraction%20des%20aires
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- contraction 2, record 1, French, contraction
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Propriété distinctive d'un système dissipatif dont la surface des conditions initiales diminue en moyenne au cours du temps. 3, record 1, French, - contraction%20des%20aires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On dit, par exemple, que le flot «contracte» les aires dans l'espace des phases. En modélisation fractale, une image peut être soumise à une contraction isotrope c'est-à-dire, appliquée simultanément dans toutes les directions. Dérivés attestés : contractivité, contractant (adjectif). 3, record 1, French, - contraction%20des%20aires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
contraction des aires anisotrope, isotrope, radiale. 3, record 1, French, - contraction%20des%20aires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
facteur, divergence de contraction des aires. 3, record 1, French, - contraction%20des%20aires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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