Support Function

Let M be an oriented regular surface in R^3 with normal N. Then the support function of M is the function h:M->R defined by

h(p)=p·N(p).

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Gray, A. Modern Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces with Mathematica, 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 410-411, 1997.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Support Function." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SupportFunction.html

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