Carlile Lavor

Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

Papers

Total Citations

111

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About

Carlile Lavor is a leading figure in the intersection of Euclidean distance geometry, geometric algebra, and their applications to molecular geometry and robotics. His most-cited work, the 2017 monograph *Euclidean Distance Geometry* (73 citations), provides a foundational framework for solving problems involving distances in space, with profound implications for determining molecular structures from experimental data. Lavor’s 2018 book *A Geometric Algebra Invitation to Space-Time Physics, Robotics and Molecular Geometry* (32 citations) further demonstrates his talent for unifying diverse fields through the elegant language of geometric algebra, offering researchers a powerful toolkit for modeling rotations, conformal transformations, and robot kinematics. His recent exploration of isometry orthogonality in the conformal model of 3D space (2021) pushes the boundaries of geometric representation. With over 100 publications and a career dedicated to bridging pure mathematics and applied science, Lavor’s work has become essential reading for anyone tackling inverse problems in structural biology or advanced robotics. His clear, pedagogical style makes complex geometric concepts accessible, cementing his reputation as a key translator between abstract theory and real-world computation.