A definition of the term " l i f e " , if understood as one element in a supposed class of extraterrestrial and prebiological phenomena, is shown to be logically impossible because life is the sole known element of that class. Instead, the properties of the class of "b io ids" , defined as the class of " open systems which can exist in several steady states" (DECKER and SPEIDEL, Chemiedozentent...

An appearance-based EigenTracker can track objects which simultaneously undergo image motions as well as changes in view. This paper enhances the framework in two ways. First, we incorporate a novel CONDENSATION-based predictive framework to speed up the EigenTracker. Next, our scheme is on-line: we use efficient eigenspace updates to track unknown objects. We use Importance Sampling for enhanc...

The methodology afrisk analysis and assessment is reviewed and applied to study the reliability of condensation control measures in lightweight building envelopes. It is generally recognized that airtight construction is an essential part of condensation control. Nowadays, different air barrier systems are developed and documented to prevent air leakage and moisture accumulation in the envelope...

We completely realize the ADHM construction of instantons in D-brane language of tachyon condensations. Every step of the construction is given a physical interpretation in string theory, in a boundary state formalism valid all order in α. Accordingly, equivalence between Yang-Mills configurations on D4-branes and D0-branes inside the D4-branes is proven, which shows that small instanton config...

Forced convective condensation in vertical channel is investigated numerically. The condensation boundary layers that occur due to temperature difference between the walls and saturation temperature of steam is simulated by the volume of fluid (VOF) method. The effect of variations in the hydraulic diameter, steam velocity, Re number and temperature difference between the wall and saturation te...

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This report presents a new technique for visual matching of images for the purpose of object recognition and shape matching by employing a multi-hypothesis approach. The approach is based on an analogy between multi-robot localization and object recognition. The algorithm is recursive with each individual step verifying fragments of different objects while guiding the focus towards discriminati...

Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) of composite diquarks in quark matter (the color superconductor phase) is discussed using the quasi-chemical equilibrium theory at a relatively low density region near the deconfinement phase transition, where dynamical quark-pair fluctuations are assumed to be described as bosonic degrees of freedom (diquarks). A general formulation is given for the diquark for...

We study loop corrections in boundary string field theory (BSFT). After commenting on problems with quantizing the tree level BSFT as an ordinary field theory, we discuss the tree level coupling to closed strings and define the loop corrections via factorization in the closed string channel. This description is weakly coupled in the vicinity of the closed string vacuum. Our proposal for the one...