Anisotropic diffusion is a powerful method for image feature extraction in which blurring is allowed to occur except at edges. Mean field annealing (MFA) is an image optimization technique which is used to find the best estimation of a blurred, noisy corrupted image. In this paper, we will show that MFA is versatile enough to be used for image feature extraction as well. Furthermore, the two ma...

Anisotropic diffusion is posed as a process of minimizing an energy function. Its global convergence behavior is determined by the shape of the energy surface, and its local behavior is described by an orthogonal decomposition with the decomposition coefficients being the eigenvalues of the local energy function. A sufficient condition for its convergence to a global minimum is given and is ide...

A simplified model of anisotropic magnetic susceptibility in the Meissner–London vortex-free state cuboidal superconducting samples is presented. Using this model, precision measurements response three perpendicular directions a field with respect to primary crystal axes can be used extract components London penetration depth, thus enabling evaluation general superfluid density tensor, which ne...

A strain energy function for finite deformations is developed that has the capability to describe the nonlinear, anisotropic, and asymmetric mechanical response that is typical of articular cartilage. In particular, the bimodular feature is employed by including strain energy terms that are only mechanically active when the corresponding fiber directions are in tension. Furthermore, the strain ...