Normal Curvature Optimization: Genus 3

Object	Parameters	Colorization	Initial mesh	After 500 iterations	After 1000 iterations	After 2500 iterations	After 5000 iterations	After 10000 iterations
Genus 3 (Subdivision level 2)	d = 0.05	None
		Gaussian curvature
		Mean curvature
	d = 0.25	None
		Gaussian curvature
		Mean curvature
Genus 3 (Friedel's optimized version)	d = 0.05	None
		Gaussian curvature
		Mean curvature
Genus 3 (Pushkar's optimized version)	d = 0.05	None
		Gaussian curvature
		Mean curvature
Genus 3 (Subdivided by Catmull-Clark and then triangulated)	d = 0.05	None
		Gaussian curvature
		Mean curvature
Genus 3 (Subdivided twice by Catmull-Clark and then triangulated)	d = 0.05	None
		Gaussian curvature
		Mean curvature

• Triangulate, Loop x 2
  • Energy minimum: ~197.84 (d = 0.05)
  • Crashed after ~18000 iterations (d = 0.05)
• Friedel
  • Energy minimum: ~197.03
• Pushkar
  • Energy minimum: ~203.50
  • Crashed after ~1800 iterations
• Catmull-Clark x 1, Triangulate
  • Energy minimum: ~189.47
  • Crashed after ~4500 iterations
• Catmull-Clark x 2, Triangulate
  • Energy minimum: ~191.95