The deposition of particles on a surface by an evaporating sessile droplet is important for phenomena as diverse as printing, thin-film deposition, and self-assembly. The shape of the final deposit depends on the flows within the droplet during evaporation. These flows are typically determined at the onset of the process by the intrinsic physical, chemical, and geometrical properties of the dro...

In this paper, we extend classical results on (i) signature symmetric realizations, and (ii) signature symmetric and passive realizations, to systems which need not be controllable. These results are motivated in part by the existence of important electrical networks, such as the famous Bott-Duffin networks, which possess signature symmetric and passive realizations that are uncontrollable. In ...

3 Simulation of Extended Sources 10 3.1 Global Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3.1.1 Ray Tracing, Radiosity, and Alternative Solutions . . 11 3.2 Methodology for Ray Tracing Extended Area Sources . . . . 13 3.2.1 Pre-Render Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 3.2.2 Pre-Render Calculation of Source Area . . . . . . . . . 13 3.2.3 Rendering . . . . . ...

CEDAR (Counter Example Driven Antichain Refinement) is a new symbolic algorithm for computing weakest strategies for safety games of imperfect information. The algorithm computes a fixed point over the lattice of contravariant antichains. Here contravariant antichains are antichains over pairs consisting of an information set and an allow set representing the associated move. We demonstrate how...

A horizontally mounted two-link manipulator is considered. We assume that only the first joint is actuated, while the second joint is passive and frictionless. The system exposes challenging properties, e. g. it is not controllable in the equilibrium points. We transform the equations of motion in Byrnes-Isidori normal form and consider the projection into the subspace spanned by the velocity-l...

Active management of distribution networks and different controllable resources will play a key role in future Smart Grids. This paper proposes that centralized active network management functionalities at MV level could also include an algorithm which in real time confirms reliable islanding detection with local measurements based passive method. The proposed algorithm continuously ensures tha...

It is shown how the simple two spin system viewed as a possible paradigm to study the properties of generic classical integrable systems with two degrees of freedom has quan tum characteristics that make it suitable to illustrate those properties also in the quantum domain We concentrate on quantum mechanical results and explore these characteristics to solve the problem to point out how this s...

The melting behavior of ZnTe nanowires has been investigated using a transmission electron microscope in both bright field and high-angle annular dark field modes. The ZnTe nanowires, 30−160 nm in diameter, were heated using a controllable heating system, and their melting temperature was studied. The results showed a significant reduction of the melting temperature of about 450 °C, depending o...

The emotional experience of an interactive system has been the subject of a great deal of recent interest and study in the HCI community. However, many of researchers have pointed out the extreme difficulty in predicting or controlling these emotional experiences through intentional design choices. However, the user study we conducted proposes a different point-ofview than these claims. Althoug...

Silver particles less than 20 nm in diameter were synthesized by pyrolysis of an ultrasonically atomized spray of highly dilute aqueous silver nitrate solution at temperatures above 650◦C and below the melting point of silver. Feed solution concentration and ultrasound power applied to the atomizer were found to have a significant impact on the particle size of the silver nanoparticles. Average...