Vertex

Vertex (Latin: peak; plural vertices or vertexes) means the "top", or the highest point of something. It may refer to:

Mathematics and computer science

Physics

  • Vertex (physics), a point where particles collide and interact
  • Vertex operator algebra in conformal field theory
  • Vertex function, describing the interaction between a photon and an electron
  • Vertex model in statistical mechanics, a discrete model of a physical system in which weights are associated with vertices of a grid graph

Biology and anatomy

  • Vertex (anatomy), the uppermost surface of the head of an arthropod or vertebrate
  • Vertex (urinary bladder), alternative name of the apex of urinary bladder
  • Vertex presentation, head-first birth of a baby
  • Vertex distance, the distance between the surface of the cornea of the eye and a lens situated in front of it

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