• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.13-26
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• 2009

Elie Cartan is one of the mathematicians whose works marked the development of geometry and algebra of 20th century. We illuminate his mathematical contributions which is familiar to the experts but is alien to most of the mathematicians in general. Also we elucidate some of his influences.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for History of Mathematics Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.1.2-1.2
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• 2003

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.23-35
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• 2011

The sphere theorem is one of the main streams in modern Riemannian geometry. In this article, we survey developments of pinching theorems from the classical one to the recent differentiable pinching theorem. Also we include sphere theorems of metric invariants such as diameter and radius with historical view point.

• Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.195-207
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• 2005

리만 기하학에서 중요한 문제중의 하나는 주어진 곡률부호를 가지는 다양체를 분류하는 것이다. 그렇게 하기 위해서는 곡률과 위상과의 상호 관계를 밝히는 것이 중요하다. 특히 양의 곡률을 가지는 공간을 분류하는 것은 어려운 문제로 알려져 있으며 위상적 성질에 대해서도 알려진 것은 매우 적다. 본 논문에서는 지금까지 알려진 양의 곡률을 가지는 공간들을 살펴 보고 그들 공간들에 대한 일반적인 정리들과 호프의 문제를 소개하고자 한다.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.1-8
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• 2005

In this paper, we describe H. Hopf's life and works from the historical point of view. We have a very brief mention of history and results prior to Hopf. He raised the question of the topological implications of the sign of curvature. We discuss his contributions in the field of Riemannian geometry.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.364-370
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• 2011

This paper propose a novel method for tracking moving object based on covariance matrix and Riemannian Manifolds. With image backgrounds continuously changed, we use the covariance matrices to extract features for tracking nonrigid object undergoing transformation and deformation. The covariance matrix can make fusion of different types of features and has its small dimension, therefore we enable to handle the spatial and statistical properties as well as the component correlation. The proposed method can estimate the position of the moving object by employing the covariance matrix of object region as a feature vector and comparing the candidate regions. Rimannian Geometry is efficiently adapted to object deformation and change of shape and improve the accuracy by using geodesic distance to predict the estimated position with the minimum distance. The experimental results have shown that the proposed method correctly tracked the moving object.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.37-51
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• 2018

In this paper, our main concern is the historical development of the Finsler geometry in Debrecen, Hungary initiated by L. Berwald. First we look into the research trend in Berwald's days affected by the $G{\ddot{o}}ttingen$ mathematicians from C. Gauss and downward. Then we study how he was motivated to concentrate on the then completely new research area, Finsler geometry. Finally we examine the course of establishing Hungarian Debrecen school of Finsler geometry via the scholars including O. Varga, A. $Rapcs{\acute{a}}k$, L. $Tam{\acute{a}}ssy$ all deeply affected by Berwald after his settlement in Debrecen, Hungary.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.10
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• pp.132-142
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to interpret the MCU's universal worldview from the perspective of geometry and to storytell narrative elements with mathematical imagination. For storytelling, data from the Phase 3 series aired from 2016 to 2019 was used. The Phase 3 series stimulates the imagination of the public with the sense of reality shown in the narrative and images based on geometrical theory and various predictions about future technology. Imagination is the driving force for diverse and original thinking about the unexperienced, and the ability to find order in chaos and create new perceptions of matter. The power of imagination is very necessary not only in artistic activities, but also in the scientific field where logic and rationality are important. Bachelard's imagination aims for art, the primitive realm of human beings, and contains sincerity and passion for the wonders of nature and all things. By exploring the MCU's worldview and superhero narrative through geometrical logic and imagination-driven imagery, you can understand the cosmic messages and laws in the film. From a convergence point of view of art and science, various and original techniques based on mathematics and scientific imagination used in MCU video production will help to improve the quality of video analysis.