An application of mathematics to computer programming: An application of mathematConnecting translation vectors, the Minkowski difference, and collision detection

Application of mathematics to computer programming, is discussed. The author explores the topic of collision detection in which the idea of a translation vector plays a significant role. The author mentions that collision detection has various applications in video games, virtual simulations and robotics. Among other things, the author also provide some information regarding the Minkowski difference which is used to solve collision detection problems.