This paper addresses the problem of obtaining a consistent estimate (or upper bound) of the covariance matrix when combining two quantities with unknown correlation. The combination is defined linearly with two gains. When the gains are chosen a priori, a family of consistent estimates is presented in the paper. The member in this family having minimal trace is said to be “family-optimal”. When...

We explore the geometry linking the shape of a curved mirror surface to the distortions it produces on a scene it reflects. Our analysis is local and differential. We assume a simple calibrated scene composed of lines passing through a point. We demonstrate that local information about the geometry of the surface may be recovered up to the second order from either the orientation and curvature ...

We study isomorphic properties of two generalizations of intersection bodies the class I k of k-intersection bodies in R and the class BPk of generalized k-intersection bodies in R. In particular, we show that all convex bodies can be in a certain sense approximated by intersection bodies, namely, if K is any symmetric convex body in R and 1 6 k 6 n− 1 then the outer volume ratio distance from ...

‎let $r$ be a commutative ring with non-zero identity. ‎we describe all $c_3$‎- ‎and $c_4$-free intersection graph of non-trivial ideals of $r$ as well as $c_n$-free intersection graph when $r$ is a reduced ring. ‎also, ‎we shall describe all complete, ‎regular and $n$-claw-free intersection graphs. ‎finally, ‎we shall prove that almost all artin rings $r$ have hamiltonian intersection graphs. ...

A proper non-empty subset C of the points of a linear space S = (P; L) is called line-closed if any two intersecting lines of S , each meeting C at least twice, have their intersection in C. We show that when every line has k points and every point lies on r lines the maximum size for such sets is r + k ? 2. In addition it is shown that this cannot happen for projective spaces PG(n; q) unless q...

The station location problem consists of placing new stations along the railway tracks of an existing network in order to increase the number of users. In this paper we consider the problem for a railway network consisting of two intersecting lines forming an angle α. An approach for solving the problem in polynomial time for sufficiently large angles α is presented.

ARTICLE INFO ______________________________________________________________ ______________________ Introduction: The study was aimed to assess the presence of actual differences between the objective and the perceived magnitude of a curvature between patients affected by Peyronie’s disease (PD) and congenital penile curvature (CPC). Materials and Methods: Wee analysed a cohort of 88 consecutive...