Bijective Volumetric Mapping via Star Decomposition

A method for the construction of bijective volumetric maps between 3D shapes is presented. Arbitrary shapes of ball-topology are supported, overcoming restrictions of previous methods to convex or star-shaped targets. In essence, the mapping problem is decomposed into a set of simpler mapping problems, each of which can be solved with previous methods for discrete star-shaped mapping problems. Addressing the key challenges in this endeavor, algorithms are described to reliably construct structurally compatible partitions of two shapes with constraints regarding star-shapedness and to compute a parsimonious common refinement of two triangulations.