Curve Evolution


Property 3: Complexity Reduction

The complexity of a polygonal shape is defined as the sum of angles between adjacent segments.

Since in every evolution step a pair of adjacent segments a,b is replaced by a single segment c, the complexity is reduced by the amount of the angle formed by a,b. Hence the shape complexity decreases monotonically with every evolution step.


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