2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Development of software to aid researches in Kleinnian groups and hyperbolic geometry
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14540079
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Geometry
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| Research Institution | Nara Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
WADA Masaaki Nara Women's University, Info. & Comp.Sci., Prof., 理学部, 教授 (80192821)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YAMASHITA Yasushi Nara Women's Univ., Info. & Comp.Sci., Assoc.Prof., 理学部, 助教授 (70239987)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2005
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| Keywords | Kleinnian Groups / Hyperbolic Geometry / Research Aid / Software |
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| Research Abstract |
The head investigator is developing and distributing publicly the program OPTi. The program has been used by many researchers in Kleinnian groups and hyperbolic geometry, including such famous names as Troels Jorgensen (Columbia Univ.), Albert Marden (Univ.Minnesota), and William Thurston (UC Davis). The goal of this research project was to further refine OPTi to make it a more useful tool for researchers in Kleinnian groups and hyperbolic geometry. At the same time, we also wanted to make OPTi an effective educational device by improving its user interface and making OPTi easy to use for both researchers and students.
After four years of continued improvements and diligent popularization of the program, we think the goal has been achieved. OPTi's web site (http://vivaldi.ics.nara-wu.ac.jp/~wada/OPTi/) is accessed from all over the world, as can be seen from the fact that the web site is ranked highly in the Topology Software category of Google's directory. Nowadays, OPTi is one of the most important research tools and educational aids for Topologists of the world.
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