A study of nonlinear multiview varieties

Abstract

We study the nonlinear generalization of the classical multiview variety, which is a fundamental concept in computer vision. In this paper, we take the first comprehensive step to develop the nonlinear analogue of multiview varieties. To this end, we introduce a multigraded version of the saturated special fiber ring. By applying this tool, we are able to compute the multidegrees of several families of nonlinear multiview varieties.