Barycentric Coordinate System (mathematics)

Barycentric Coordinate System (mathematics)

In geometry, the barycentric coordinate system is a coordinate system in which the location of a point is specified as the center of mass, or barycenter, of masses placed at the vertices of a simplex (a triangle, tetrahedron, etc.). Barycentric coordinates are a form of homogeneous coordinates. The system was introduced (1827) by August Ferdinand Möbius.

Read more about Barycentric Coordinate System (mathematics):  Definition, Barycentric Coordinates On Triangles, Barycentric Coordinates On Tetrahedra, Generalized Barycentric Coordinates

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