We build on our previously proposed method [Francken et al. 2008], which acquires normal maps by analyzing the reflection of binary patterns (Gray codes). These patterns are successively refined in this process. The key idea in this paper, is that this refinement also allows us to measure the shininess for each spatial location, resulting in a gloss map. Acquiring spatially varying reflectance ...

The total area coverage by starspots is of interest for a variety of reasons, but direct techniques only provide estimates of this important quantity. Sunspot areas exhibit a lognormal size distribution irrespective of the phase of the activity cycle, implying that most sunspots are small. Here we explore the consequences if starspot areas were similarly distributed. The solar data allow for an...

in this paper, an unsupervised classification method using spatial contextual information for polarimetric sar (polsar) image classification is proposed. first, an unsupervised classification based on 2d h/▁α plane was performed, using cloude/pottier target decomposition algorithm. in order to compute the initial values of the cluster centers and hence a rapid convergence of the algorithm, the ...

We present an explicit expression for the number of decompositions of an n−cycle as a product of any two permutations of cycle types given by partitions λ and μ. The same expression is also counting the number of unicellular rooted bicolored maps on an orientable surface of genus g with vertex degree distribution given by λ and μ. The relation between the genus and the partitions λ and μ is giv...

In this note, two characterizations of the exponential distribution are established. Theorem 1: Let a > -1, a ~ O. A positive random variable X has an exponential distribution if and only if E[CX-y)aI X > y] is a finite constant for all y ~ O. Theorem 2: Let Xl ,X2, ..• ,Xn be i.i.d. random variables having a continuous distribution FCx), and XCl)'XC2)' ... 'XCn) their order statistics. Let a >...