Abstract
The computation of correspondences between shapes is a principal task in shape analysis. In this work, we consider correspondences constructed by a numerical solution of partial differential equations (PDEs). The underlying model of interest is thereby the classic wave equation, since this may give the most accurate shape matching. As has been observed in previous works, numerical time discretisation has a substantial influence on matching quality. Therefore, it is of interest to understand the underlying mechanisms and to investigate at the same time if there is an analytical model that could best describe the most suitable method for shape matching. To this end, we study here the damped wave equation, which mainly serves as a tool to understand and model properties of time discretisation. At the hand of a detailed study of possible parameters, we illustrate that the method that gives the most reasonable feature descriptors benefits from a damping mechanism which can be introduced numerically or within the PDE. This sheds light on some basic mechanisms of underlying computational and analytic models, as one may conjecture by our investigation that an ideal model could be composed of a transport mechanism and a diffusive component that helps to counter grid effects.
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