Topology tracking for the visualization of time-dependent two-dimensional flows

The paper presents a topology-based visualization method for time-dependent two-dimensional vector elds. A time interpolation enables the accurate tracking of critical points and closed orbits as well as the detection and identication of structural changes. This completely characterizes the topology of the unsteady ow. Bifurcation theory provides the theoretical framework. The results are conveyed by surfaces that separate subvolumes of uniform ow behavior in a three-dimensional space-time domain.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2002
• Where: CG
• Authors: Xavier Tricoche, Thomas Wischgoll, Gerik Scheuermann, Hans Hagen
• Keywords: CG 2002, Computer Graphics, Time-dependent Two-dimensional Vector, Topology-based Visualization Method, Uniform Ow Behavior