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Long-Term Human Video Generation of Multiple Futures Using Poses
Predicting future human behavior from an input human video is a useful task
for applications such as autonomous driving and robotics. While most previous
works predict a single future, multiple futures with different behavior can
potentially occur. Moreover, if the predicted future is too short (e.g., less
than one second), it may not be fully usable by a human or other systems. In
this paper, we propose a novel method for future human pose prediction capable
of predicting multiple long-term futures. This makes the predictions more
suitable for real applications. Also, from the input video and the predicted
human behavior, we generate future videos. First, from an input human video, we
generate sequences of future human poses (i.e., the image coordinates of their
body-joints) via adversarial learning. Adversarial learning suffers from mode
collapse, which makes it difficult to generate a variety of multiple poses. We
solve this problem by utilizing two additional inputs to the generator to make
the outputs diverse, namely, a latent code (to reflect various behaviors) and
an attraction point (to reflect various trajectories). In addition, we generate
long-term future human poses using a novel approach based on unidimensional
convolutional neural networks. Last, we generate an output video based on the
generated poses for visualization. We evaluate the generated future poses and
videos using three criteria (i.e., realism, diversity and accuracy), and show
that our proposed method outperforms other state-of-the-art works
The Integrated Sachs-Wolfe Effect in Time Varying Vacuum Model
The integrated Sachs-Wolfe (ISW) effect is an important implication for dark
energy. In this paper, we have calculated the power spectrum of the ISW effect
in the time varying vacuum cosmological model, where the model parameter
is obtained by the observational constraint of the growth rate.
It's found that the source of the ISW effect is not only affected by the
different evolutions of the Hubble function and the dimensionless matter
density , but also by the different growth function , all
of which are changed due to the presence of matter production term in the time
varying vacuum model. However, the difference of the ISW effect in
model and model is lessened to
a certain extent due to the integration from the time of last scattering to the
present. It's implied that the observations of the galaxies with high redshift
are required to distinguish the two models
High sensitivity microwave detection using a magnetic tunnel junction in the absence of an external applied magnetic field
In the absence of any external applied magnetic field, we have found that a
magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) can produce a significant output direct voltage
under microwave radiation at frequencies, which are far from the ferromagnetic
resonance condition, and this voltage signal can be increase by at least an
order of magnitude by applying a direct current bias. The enhancement of the
microwave detection can be explained by the nonlinear resistance/conductance of
the MTJs. Our estimation suggests that optimized MTJs should achieve
sensitivities for non-resonant broadband microwave detection of about 5,000
mV/mW
Cooling rate calculation and microstructure evolution of Sm-Fe alloy powder prepared by high pressure gas atomization
The Sm2Fe17 alloy powder was prepared by high-pressure gas atomization technology, and its morphology and size distribution were analyzed. The relationship between the micro-structure evolution of the Sm-Fe alloy powder and the cooling rate was calculated. Besides, the relationship between the cooling rate of the high-pressure aerosolized alloy powder and the change of secondary dendrite arm spacing (SDAS) was verified. The cooling rate of the powder was indirectly determined according to the empirical relationship between the dendritic spacing of the rapidly solidified alloy and the cooling rate. After comparison, the results are consistent with the theoretical calculation
Quantum mechanical path integrals and thermal radiation in static curved spacetimes
The propagator of a spinless particle is calculated from the quantum
mechanical path integral formalism in static curved spacetimes endowed with
event-horizons. A toy model, the Gui spacetime, and the 2D and 4D Schwarzschild
black holes are considered. The role of the topology of the coordinates
configuration space is emphasised in this framework. To cover entirely the
above spacetimes with a single set of coordinates, tortoise coordinates are
extended to complex values. It is shown that the homotopic properties of the
complex tortoise configuration space imply the thermal behaviour of the
propagator in these spacetimes. The propagator is calculated when end points
are located in identical or distinct spacetime regions separated by one or
several event-horizons. Quantum evolution through the event-horizons is shown
to be unitary in the fifth variable.Comment: 22 pages, 10 figure
Microwave photovoltage and photoresistance effects in ferromagnetic microstrips
We investigate the dc electric response induced by ferromagnetic resonance in
ferromagnetic Permalloy (Ni80Fe20) microstrips. The resulting magnetization
precession alters the angle of the magnetization with respect to both dc and rf
current. Consequently the time averaged anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR)
changes (photoresistance). At the same time the time-dependent AMR oscillation
rectifies a part of the rf current and induces a dc voltage (photovoltage). A
phenomenological approach to magnetoresistance is used to describe the distinct
characteristics of the photoresistance and photovoltage with a consistent
formalism, which is found in excellent agreement with experiments performed on
in-plane magnetized ferromagnetic microstrips. Application of the microwave
photovoltage effect for rf magnetic field sensing is discussed.Comment: 16 pages, 15 figure
Theoretical calculation and simulation analysis of the enhanced crushing process of high nitrogen steel molten droplet
High nitrogen steel has been widely explored and developed due to their unique properties. At present, most of the references on high nitrogen steel powders prepared via gas atomization mainly focus on their initial and secondary crushing. The research on the enhanced crushing process caused by the “nitrogen escape” inside the high nitrogen molten steel is rare. In this paper, the enhanced crushing process of high nitrogen steel molten droplet is investigated based on the theoretical calculation and numerical simulation, which reveals the enhanced crushing mechanism of nitrogen-containing droplets in the process of preparing high nitrogen steel powders by atomization method
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