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SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF MOIRĂ IMAGES
The signal-to-noise ratio of moiré images is quite low. Obtaining useful information from
an image can often be probiematic, since the contrast of the grid giving rise to the moiré
phenomena is similar to the contrast of the moiré fringes that carry the useful information.
By using optical filtering techniques it is possible to filter these images real-time. In this
paper the authors give an example of an algorithm to design an appropriate spatial filter
by comparing the Fourier spectra of a mathematical model of a moiré image with a real
moiré image
TCP over High Speed Variable Capacity Links: A Simulation Study for Bandwidth Allocation
New optical network technologies provide opportunities for fast, controllable bandwidth management. These technologies can now explicitly provide resources to data paths, creating demand driven bandwidth reservation across networks where an applications bandwidth needs can be meet almost exactly. Dynamic synchronous Transfer Mode (DTM) is a gigabit network technology that provides channels with dynamically adjustable capacity. TCP is a reliable end-to-end transport protocol that adapts its rate to the available capacity. Both TCP and the DTM bandwidth can react to changes in the network load, creating a complex system with inter-dependent feedback mechanisms. The contribution of this work is an assessment of a bandwidth allocation scheme for TCP flows on variable capacity technologies. We have created a simulation environment using ns-2 and our results indicate that the allocation of bandwidth maximises TCP throughput for most flows, thus saving valuable capacity when compared to a scheme such as link over-provisioning. We highlight one situation where the allocation scheme might have some deficiencies against the static reservation of resources, and describe its causes. This type of situation warrants further investigation to understand how the algorithm can be modified to achieve performance similar to that of the fixed bandwidth case
Magnetization distribution in the transverse Ising chain with energy flux
The zero-temperature transverse Ising chain carrying an energy flux j_E is
studied with the aim of determining the nonequilibrium distribution functions,
P(M_z) and P(M_x), of its transverse and longitudinal magnetizations,
respectively. An exact calculation reveals that P(M_z) is a Gaussian both at
j_E=0 and j_E not equal 0, and the width of the distribution decreases with
increasing energy flux. The distribution of the order-parameter fluctuations,
P(M_x), is evaluated numerically for spin-chains of up to 20 spins. For the
equilibrium case (j_E=0), we find the expected Gaussian fluctuations away from
the critical point while the critical order-parameter fluctuations are shown to
be non-gaussian with a scaling function Phi(x)=Phi(M_x/)=P(M_x)
strongly dependent on the boundary conditions. When j_E not equal 0, the system
displays long-range, oscillating correlations but P(M_x) is a Gaussian
nevertheless, and the width of the Gaussian decreases with increasing j_E. In
particular, we find that, at critical transverse field, the width has a
j_E^(-3/8) asymptotic in the j_E -> 0 limit.Comment: 8 pages, 5 ps figure
Molecular Spiders in One Dimension
Molecular spiders are synthetic bio-molecular systems which have "legs" made
of short single-stranded segments of DNA. Spiders move on a surface covered
with single-stranded DNA segments complementary to legs. Different mappings are
established between various models of spiders and simple exclusion processes.
For spiders with simple gait and varying number of legs we compute the
diffusion coefficient; when the hopping is biased we also compute their
velocity.Comment: 14 pages, 2 figure
Reduced fusarium toxin by peritec technology
We modelled the PeriTec technology with a laboratory size, batch-operating, horizontal debranning machine by SATAKE. Applying different treatment times we varied the rate of debranning. As for DON toxin contamination, a continuous decrease can be found by increasing the rate of debranning. The total flour obtained during grinding the unpolished wheat contains 0.25 mg/kg toxin on average, which decreases to 0.11 mg/kg if we apply the highest, 40s polishing. During our work we focused mainly on the toxin contamination of the grains and their milling products, as well as on other characteristics that are important with regard to milling processing. As a result of debranning, the toxin content of the grinding fractions decreased, which justifies that the PeriTec method is suitable for the reduction of toxin contamination. On the basis of the experimental results, the optimum peeling was the peeling which resulted in a weight loss of about 6%, the toxin content significantly decreased (from1,59 mg/kg to 0,94 mg/kg)
Derivation of the Matalon-Packter law for Liesegang patterns
Theoretical models of the Liesegang phenomena are studied and simple
expressions for the spacing coefficients characterizing the patterns are
derived. The emphasis is on displaying the explicit dependences on the
concentrations of the inner- and the outer-electrolytes. Competing theories
(ion-product supersaturation, nucleation and droplet growth, induced sol-
coagulation) are treated with the aim of finding the distinguishing features of
the theories. The predictions are compared with experiments and the results
suggest that the induced sol-coagulation theory is the best candidate for
describing the experimental observations embodied in the Matalon-Packter law.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figures, RevTe
Steady-state selection in driven diffusive systems with open boundaries
We investigate the stationary states of one-dimensional driven diffusive
systems, coupled to boundary reservoirs with fixed particle densities. We argue
that the generic phase diagram is governed by an extremal principle for the
macroscopic current irrespective of the local dynamics. In particular, we
predict a minimal current phase for systems with local minimum in the
current--density relation. This phase is explained by a dynamical phenomenon,
the branching and coalescence of shocks, Monte-Carlo simulations confirm the
theoretical scenario.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figure
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