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A Formalism for Analyzing Degraded Edges Using Modified Heaviside Functions

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Basic and Clinical Applications of Vision Science

Part of the book series: Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series ((DOPS,volume 60))

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We present a mathemathical formalism to analyze saturated edge imaging using various modified Heaviside functions.

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  1. Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain

    M. L. Calvo, A. Manzanares & M. Chevalier

  2. University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63121

    V. Lakshminarayanan

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  1. M. L. Calvo
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  1. School of Optometry and Department of Physics and Astronomy, St. Louis, Miss., USA

    V. Lakshminarayanan

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Calvo, M.L., Manzanares, A., Chevalier, M., Lakshminarayanan, V. (1997). A Formalism for Analyzing Degraded Edges Using Modified Heaviside Functions. In: Lakshminarayanan, V. (eds) Basic and Clinical Applications of Vision Science. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 60. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5698-1_9

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