Support Function

The support function of an oriented regular surface in with unit normal vector is the function defined by

See also

Convex Body Support Function

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References

Gray, A. Modern Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces with Mathematica, 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 410-411, 1997.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Support Function." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SupportFunction.html

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