<p>Feature extraction from a tensor based local image representation introduced by Knutsson in [37] is discussed. The tensor representation keeps statements of structure, certainty of statement and energy separate. Further processing for obtaining new features also having these three entities separate is achieved by the use of a new concept, tensor field filtering. Tensor filters for smoothing and for extraction of circular symmetries are presented and discussed in particular. These methods are used for corner detection and extraction of more global features such as lines in images. A novel method for grouping local orientation estimates into global line parameters is introduced. The method is based on a new parameter space, the Möbius Strip parameter space, which has similarities to the Hough transform. A local centroid clustering algorithm is used for classification in this space. The procedure automatically divides curves into line segments with appropriate lengths depending on the curvature. A linked list structure is built up for storing data in an efficient way.</p> / Ogiltigt nummer / annan version: I publ. nr 290:s ISBN: 91-7870-815-X.

Feature extraction from a tensor based local image representation introduced by Knutsson in [37] is discussed. The tensor representation keeps statements of structure, certainty of statement and energy separate. Further processing for obtaining new features also having these three entities separate is achieved by the use of a new concept, tensor field filtering. Tensor filters for smoothing and for extraction of circular symmetries are presented and discussed in particular. These methods are used for corner detection and extraction of more global features such as lines in images. A novel method for grouping local orientation estimates into global line parameters is introduced. The method is based on a new parameter space, the Möbius Strip parameter space, which has similarities to the Hough transform. A local centroid clustering algorithm is used for classification in this space. The procedure automatically divides curves into line segments with appropriate lengths depending on the curvature. A linked list structure is built up for storing data in an efficient way. / <p>Ogiltigt nummer / annan version: I publ. nr 290:s ISBN: 91-7870-815-X.</p>

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-26T13:35:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 4826591 bytes, checksum: e6e04e044c68d4c03a9c4e303f7417fd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03-31 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / We consider the classical version of the Heisenberg exchange model on the surface of a Möbius strip. Vortex- like excitations, carrying non-trivial charge (topological winding number), are shown to emerge as static solutions in the planar rotator regime. Besides such a charge, attention is also paid to discuss about its energetics. / O modelo de Heisenberg, descrevendo a interação de troca entre spins clássicos, é investigado na superfície da fita de Möbius. Excitações do tipo-vórtice, caracterizadas por cargas topológicas não-triviais, são estudadas como soluções estáticas no regime de rotor planar. Além da carga, discute- se também a energética associada a tal solução.

This thesis is devoted to life and work of writer named Arthur Charles Clarke. The first part introduces the author and his work, particulary the short story "The Wall of Darkness". The second part describes the creation of the autor´s book, including the ideological base. All of the parts are thematically connected to each other.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-14T12:13:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 798447 bytes, checksum: d94f874d062caea280c4ce462ab3837a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-12-22 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / In this work, we explore the link between geometry and physical properties in 2D quantum rings. With focus on the non-orientable mesoscopic structures, we solve the quantum Möbius strip problem, a quantum ring whose lockdown surface is a Möbius strip, and investigate how the physical properties of those structures answer to the geometric variation of this particular configuration. More precisely, we investigate how the adoption of boundary conditions associated to this specific geometric configuration, in particular, can change the general properties of the 2D quantum rings. In addition, we still study the generalized version of the problem, where the Möbius strip has a finite number n of torsions. / Neste trabalho, exploramos o elo entre geometria e propriedades físicas no caso de anéis quânticos bidimensionais. Com o foco nas estruturas mesoscópicas não-orientáveis, resolvemos o problema da faixa de Möbius quântica, um anel quântico cuja superfície de confinamento é uma faixa de Möbius, e investigamos de que maneira as propriedades físicas de tais estruturas respondem à variação geométrica característica dessa particular configuração de confinamento. Mais precisamente, investigamos o modo pelo qual a adoção de condições de contorno associadas a essa configuração geométrica específica, em particular, pode interferir nas propriedades gerais dos anéis quânticos bidimensionais. Além disso, ainda estudamos a versão generalizada do problema, em que a faixa de Möbius apresenta um número finito n de torções.