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  • 1Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. hongyuli@fudan.edu.cn

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Area of Science:

  • Computational geometry
  • Image analysis
  • Applied mathematics

Background:

  • Discrete vector field segmentation is crucial for analyzing complex data.
  • Existing methods may struggle with nonlinear fields or lack perceptual accuracy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a robust method for 2D discrete vector field segmentation.
  • To leverage Green function and normalized cut for accurate boundary identification.

Main Methods:

  • Inspired by discrete Hodge Decomposition, the approach decomposes vector fields into curl-free, divergence-free, and harmonic components.
  • The Green Function Method (GFM) approximates the curl-free and divergence-free components.
  • Optimal vector field segmentations yield piecewise smooth contour or streamline curves.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method successfully segments both linear and nonlinear discrete vector fields.
  • Segmentation curves accurately delineate the influence regions of singularities.
  • Experimental results demonstrate strong agreement with human perceptual judgment.

Conclusions:

  • The Green function and normalized cut approach offers an effective solution for 2D discrete vector field segmentation.
  • This method provides perceptually relevant segmentations, applicable across various vector field types.