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Monge parameterisation or the Monge representation is a simple technique used in differential geometry, named after Gaspard Monge. Within the Monge representation, a surface has no "folds", ie it is single-valued for all positions in the projected 2D plane.

Formulation

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Example: perturbations to a sphere

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References

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