Vertex

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

Mathematics and computer science

• Vertex (geometry), a point where higher-dimensional geometric objects meet
• Vertex (graph theory), a node in a graph
• Vertex (curve), a local extreme point of curvature
• Vertex of a representation, a certain type of subgroup in finite group theory
• Vertex (computer graphics), a point in space with additional attributes

Physics

• Vertex (physics), a point where particles collide and interact
• Vertex (optics), a point where the optical axis crosses a lens surface
• 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

Companies

• Vertex (company), a business services provider
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company
• Vertex Inc, an annuity software and business consulting company

Music

• A song in In the Groove (video game)
• Vertex (album), an album by Buck 65
• Vertex (band), a band formed in 1996

See also

• Virtex (disambiguation)
• Vortex (disambiguation)