Mathematics of Surfaces XII: 12th IMA International Conference, Sheffield, UK, September 4-6, 2007, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th IMA International Conference on the Mathematics of Surfaces, held in Sheffield, UK in September 2007. The papers cover a range of ideas from underlying theoretical tools to industrial uses of surfaces. Research is reported on theoretical aspects of surfaces as well as more practical topics.