This paper is concerned with the following caging problem. W e wish t o surround an object B by a multifingered hand such that B has some freedom t o move but still cannot escape the “cage” formed by the fingers. W e introduce a new notion of caging set, which is based on the configuration-space representation of the f ree motions of the hand-system with respect to 8. Using stratif ied Morse th...

This paper is concerned with a caging problem: we wish to surround an object B by a multifingered hand such that B has some freedom to move, but still cannot escape the “cage” formed by the fingers. We introduce a new notion of the caging set, which is based on the configuration-space representation of the free motions of the hand system with respect to the object. Using stratified Morse theory...

The freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (FPM) is an endangered unionid which has a glochidium larva that attaches to the gills of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar or brown trout S. trutta, although some FPM populations have been shown exclusively attach only one these species. origin host fish may be crucial for conservation actions this species, but relative suitability local (sympa...

We study the impact of classical short-range nonlinear interactions on transport in lattices with no dispersion. The single particle band structure these contains flat bands only, and cages non-interacting particles into compact localized eigenstates. demonstrate that there always exist local unitary transformations detangle such decoupled sites dimension one. Starting from a detangled represen...

III. Sample Preparation and Morphology 1492 IV. Photon-Induced Dissociation 1493 V. Perfect Caging 1494 A. Direct Observation of the Caging Process 1494 B. Stabilization of Fragments and Isomerization 1495 1. OClO 1495 2. ICN 1496 VI. Predissociation 1497 A. Electronic Caging by Solvent Symmetry 1497 B. Differential Solvation 1497 VII. Dissociation through Sudden Cage Exit 1499 A. F(2P) 1500 B....

Caged compounds are biologically active molecules that have been rendered inert by the introduction of a photolabile protecting (caging) group to an important functional group. The intracellular photolysis of the caging group to reveal the active compound provides a powerful method for the intracellular release of biologically important molecules with exquisite temporal and spatial control. Thi...

We analyze the caging of a hard sphere (i.e., the complete arrest of all translational motions) by randomly distributed static contact points on the sphere surface for arbitrary dimension d>/=1, and prove that the average number of uncorrelated contacts required to cage a sphere is (d)=2d+1. Computer simulations, which confirm this analytical result, are also used to model the effect of corr...

In this paper we demonstrate coordinated control of multiple micromanipulators for use in automated 3D micromanipulation and assembly tasks. We build on our previous work on caging micromanipulation by using a similar methodology and extend it to the 3D case. Simultaneous movements of the coordinated micromanipulators normal to the caging polygon allows for the transition of 2D planar micro-cag...