Dictionary of Distances (Hardcover, New)

Preface
I. Mathematics of Distances
1. General Definitions
2. Topological Spaces
3. Generalizations of Metric Spaces
4. Metric Transforms
5. Metrics on Normed Structures
II. Geometry and Distances
6. Distances in Geometry
7. Riemannian and Hermitian Metrics
8. Distances on Surfaces and Knots
9. Distances on Convex Bodies, Cones, and Simplicial Complexes
III. Distances in Classical Mathematics
10. Distances in Algebra
11. Distances on Strings and Permutations
12. Distances on Numbers, Polynomials, and Matrices
13. Distances in Functional Analysis
14. Distances in Probability Theory
IV. Distances in Applied Mathematics
15. Distances in Graph Theory
16. Distances in Coding Theory
17. Distances and Similarities in Data Analysis
18. Distances in Mathematical Engineering
V. Computer-related Distances
19. Distances on Real and Digital Planes
20. Voronoi Diagram Distances
21. Image and Audio Distances
22. Distances in Internet and Similar Networks
VI. Distances in Natural Sciences
23. Distances in Biology
24. Distances in Physics and Chemistry
25. Distances in Geography, Geophysics, and Astronomy
26. Distances in Cosmology ad Theory of Relativity
VII. Real-world Distances
27. Length Measures and Scales
28. Non-mathematical and Figurative Meaning of Distance