Let [T (n, k)]n,k>0 be a triangle of positive numbers satisfying the three-term recurrence relation T (n, k) = (a1n + a2k + a3)T (n− 1, k) + (b1n + b2k + b3)T (n− 1, k − 1). In this paper, we give a new sufficient condition for linear transformations

We show that gamma distributions, generalized positive Linnik distributions, S2 distributions are fixed points of Poisson shot noise transforms. The corresponding response functions are identified via their inverse functions except for some special cases when those can be obtained explicitly. As a by-product, it is proven that log-convexity of the response function is not necessary for selfdeco...

We show that gamma distributions, generalized positive Linnik distributions, S2 distributions are fixed points of Poisson shot noise transforms. The corresponding response functions are identified via their inverse functions except for some special cases when those can be obtained explicitly. As a by-product, it is proven that log-convexity of the response function is not necessary for selfdeco...

Having a prior assumption about where light originates can disambiguate perceptual scenarios. Previous studies have reported that adult observers use a "light-from-above" prior as well as a convexity prior to constrain perception of shape from shading. Such priors may reflect information acquired about the visual world, where objects tend to be convex and light tends to come from above. In the ...

On arbitrary spacetimes, we study the characteristic Cauchy problem for Dirac fields on a light-cone. We prove the existence and uniqueness of solutions in the future of the light-cone inside a geodesically convex neighbourhood of the vertex. This is done for data in L 2 and we give an explicit definition of the space of data on the light-cone producing a solution in H 1. The method is based on...

The present experiment was designed to examine the roles of painted linear perspective cues, and the convexity bias that are known to influence human observers' perception of three-dimensional (3D) objects and scenes. Reverse-perspective stimuli were used to elicit a depth-inversion illusion, in which far points on the stimulus appear to be closer than near points and vice versa, with a 2 (Type...

Our visual system faces the challenging task to construct integrated visual representations from the visual input projected on our retinae. Previous research has provided mixed evidence as to whether visual awareness of the stimulus parts is required for such integration to occur. Here, we address this issue by taking a novel approach in which we combine a monocular rivalry stimulus (i.e., a bi...

A four-parameter homogeneous mean Fp, q; r, s; a, b is defined by another approach. The criterion of its monotonicity and logarithmically convexity is presented, and three refined chains of inequalities for two-parameter mean values are deduced which contain many new and classical inequalities for means. Copyright q 2008 Zhen-Hang Yang. This is an open access article distributed under the Creat...

Known properties of ‘‘canonical connections’’ from database theory and of ‘‘closed sets’’ from statistics implicitly define a hypergraph convexity, here called canonical convexity (cconvexity), and provide an efficient algorithm to compute c-convex hulls. We characterize the class of hypergraphs in which c-convexity enjoys the Minkowski–Krein–Milman property. Moreover, we compare c-convexity wi...