Mathematical Methods in Scattering Theor: Proceedings of the Seventh International Workshop, Nymphaio, Greece

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This volume comprises the papers presented at the 7th International Workshop on Scattering Theory and Biomedical Engineering, focusing on the hottest topics in scattering theory and biomedical technology. All the contributions are state-of-the-art and have been fully reviewed. The authors are recognized as being eminent both in their field and in the science community.

Author(s): Dimitros I. Fotiadis, Christos V. Massalas
Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co (
Year: 2001

Language: English
Pages: 454

9812568603......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 6
Scattering Theory......Page 14
A Method to Solve Inverse Scattering Problems for Electromagnetic Fields in Chiral Media......Page 16
Electromagnetic Scattering by a Metallic Spheroid......Page 24
A New Linear Sampling Method for the Electromagnetic Imagining of Buried Objects......Page 32
The Energy Functionals for Anisotropic Scattering......Page 44
Nonlinear Integral Equations in Inverse Obstacle Scattering......Page 52
3D Wave Scattering by Acoustic Screens and Cracks Embedded in Acoustic and Elastic Media Making Use of the Traction Boundary Element Method......Page 64
Point Source Electromagnetic Excitation of a Layered Sphere......Page 76
Scattering by an Infinite Elliptic Metallic Cylinder......Page 84
Applied Mathematics......Page 94
Chaotic Dynamics Applied on Time-Prediction of Earthquakes......Page 96
Homogenization in Chiral Elasticity......Page 107
Target Identification of Partially Coated Objects Using Electromagnetic Waves......Page 117
Discretization - Optimization Methods for Relaxed Optimal Control Problems......Page 125
The Factorization Method for an Acoustic Wave Guide......Page 133
General Polarizability Tensor For Two Spheres......Page 141
Spheroidal Semiseparation in Stokes Flow Revisited......Page 149
Shape Control and Damage Identification of Piezoelectric Smart Beams Using Finite Element Modelling and Genetic Optimization......Page 157
On Generalized Linear Matrix Difference Systems......Page 172
Neural Network Classification of Acoustic Emission and Drop Signals......Page 184
A BEM solution of the Boussinesque Problem in Solids with Microstructure......Page 192
Stochastic Differential Equations of Sobolev Type in Infinite Dimensional Hilbert Spaces......Page 204
A Nonlocal Formulation of the DBAR Formalism and Boundary Value Problems in Two Dimensions......Page 213
A Fast Numerical Method for a Simplified Phase Field Model......Page 221
Multiple Solutions for Nonlinear Hemivariational Inequalities Below the First Eigenvalue......Page 229
Mode-I Crack Profile in Materials with Microstructural Effects: A Numerical Solution......Page 238
Analytic Inversion of Matrices with 2kx2k Circulant Blocks......Page 250
A Numerical Study on the Propagation of Transient Elastic Waves in Axisymmetric Vessels......Page 258
Biomedical Engineering......Page 274
Biocomplexity of Respiratory Neural Network During Eupnea Gasping and Hypercapnia......Page 276
Tinnitus Diagnosis and Therapy Method Employing Ultrasound Dithering......Page 290
On the Hidden Electromagnetic Activity of the Brain......Page 310
Analysis of EEG Images......Page 317
A Decision Tree Based Approach for the Identification of Ischaemic Beats in ECG Recordings......Page 325
Nonlinear Models of Artery Dynamics......Page 333
Audiovisual Speech Recognition for Training Hearing Impaired Patients......Page 348
A Detailed Mathematical Model of Diffused Brain Edema Early Detection......Page 361
Nonlinear Physiological Systems Identification: Application to Cerebral Hemodynamics Under Orthostatic Stress......Page 375
Detecting and Localizing True Brain Interactions from EEG/MEG Data......Page 383
An Automatic Microcalcification Detection System Utilizing Mammographic Enhancement Techniques......Page 395
Feature Extraction from Interictal Epileptic and Non-Epileptic Pathological EEG Events for Diagnostic Purposes using LVQ1 Neural Network......Page 403
Immune System - Based Clustering and Classification Algorithms......Page 412
Clustering and Classification of Electrophoresis Strands for Fungi Fingerprinting......Page 420
Multidimensional Cardiac Models......Page 428
A Framework for Fuzzy Expert System Creation......Page 436
Mobile and Electronic Medical Support and Education for Dyslexic Students......Page 444
Author Index......Page 452