A Geometric Framework for Stochastic Shape Analysis

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A Geometric Framework for Stochastic Shape Analysis. / Arnaudon, Alexis; Holm, Darryl D.; Sommer, Stefan.

In: Foundations of Computational Mathematics, Vol. 19, No. 3, 2019, p. 653–701.

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Arnaudon, A, Holm, DD & Sommer, S 2019, 'A Geometric Framework for Stochastic Shape Analysis', Foundations of Computational Mathematics, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 653–701. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10208-018-9394-z

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Arnaudon, A., Holm, D. D., & Sommer, S. (2019). A Geometric Framework for Stochastic Shape Analysis. Foundations of Computational Mathematics, 19(3), 653–701. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10208-018-9394-z

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Arnaudon A, Holm DD, Sommer S. A Geometric Framework for Stochastic Shape Analysis. Foundations of Computational Mathematics. 2019;19(3):653–701. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10208-018-9394-z

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Arnaudon, Alexis ; Holm, Darryl D. ; Sommer, Stefan. / A Geometric Framework for Stochastic Shape Analysis. In: Foundations of Computational Mathematics. 2019 ; Vol. 19, No. 3. pp. 653–701.

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