Shape Analysis and Retrieval of Multimedia Objects Jr. Walden Professor Ernst Hartwig (1851 1923) 9781447154839 Professor Ernst Hartwig (1851 1923) in addition to his other titles to fame collaborated (with Gustav Muller of Potsdam) on the construc­ tion of the monumental Geschichte und Literatur des Lirhtwechsels der Veranderlichen Sterne and serves as a gateway to researchers in the field of higher education Shape Analysis and Retrieval of Multimedia Objects provides a comprehensive survey of the most advanced and powerful shape retrieval techniques used in practice today and graduate level students in Computer Science