diff --git a/Generalized_map/doc/Generalized_map/Generalized_map.txt b/Generalized_map/doc/Generalized_map/Generalized_map.txt index c3558d28bb0..40eff526881 100644 --- a/Generalized_map/doc/Generalized_map/Generalized_map.txt +++ b/Generalized_map/doc/Generalized_map/Generalized_map.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace CGAL { \section Generalized_mapIntroduction Introduction -A d-dimensional generalized map is a data structure representing an orientable or non-orientable subdivided d-dimensional object obtained by taking dD cells, and allowing to glue dD cells along (d-1)D cells. It provides a description of all the cells of the subdivision (for example vertices and edges), together with incidence and adjacency relationships. +A d-dimensional generalized map is a data structure representing an orientable or non-orientable subdivided d-dimensional object obtained by taking dD cells, and allowing to glue dD cells along (d-1)D cells. It provides a description of all the cells of the subdivision (for example vertices and edges), together with incidence and adjacency relationships. This package is a generalization of the \ref ChapterCombinatorialMap "combinatorial maps" data structure (which allows to describe only orientable objects) in order to be able to describe also non-orientable objects such as a Möbius strip (\cgalFigureRef{fig_gmap_non_orientable_objects} Left) or a Klein bottle (\cgalFigureRef{fig_gmap_non_orientable_objects} Right). @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ In this section, we describe dD generalized maps in terms of data structu \subsection ssecgenmapanddarts Generalized Map and Darts A dD generalized map is a set of darts D. A dart d0 is an element that can be linked with d+1 darts by pointers called \f$ \alpha_i\f$, with 0 \f$ \leq \f$ i \f$ \leq \f$ d. %Dart d0 is said i-free when \f$ \alpha_i\f$(d0)=d0. Each \f$ \alpha_i\f$ is its own inverse, i.e. \f$ \alpha_i\f$(\f$ -\alpha_i\f$(d0))=d0. +\alpha_i\f$(d0))=d0. A generalized map is without i-boundary if there is no i-free dart, and it is without boundary if it is without i-boundary for all dimensions 1 \f$ \leq \f$ i \f$ \leq \f$ d. @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ The first important property of a generalized map is that each dart belongs to a The second important property is that cells of a generalized map correspond to specific orbits. Given a set S\f$ \subseteq\f${\f$ \alpha_1\f$,...,\f$ \alpha_d\f$} and a dart d0, the orbit \f$ \langle{}\f$ S\f$ \rangle{}\f$(d0) is the set of darts that can be reached from d0 by following any combination of any \f$ \alpha_i\f$'s in S (to simplify notations, we can use for example \f$ \langle{}\f$\f$ \alpha_1\f$,\f$ \alpha_4\f$\f$\rangle{}\f$(d0) to denote \f$ \langle{}\f$ S\f$ \rangle{}\f$(d0) with S={\f$ \alpha_1\f$,\f$ \alpha_4\f$}). -Given a dart d0, in general, \f$ \alpha_i\f$(d0) (with 0 \f$ \leq \f$ i \f$ \leq \f$ d) belongs to the same cells as d0, only the i-cell is different. There are two exceptions: +Given a dart d0, in general, \f$ \alpha_i\f$(d0) (with 0 \f$ \leq \f$ i \f$ \leq \f$ d) belongs to the same cells as d0, only the i-cell is different. There are two exceptions: